IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18848 of 2008 SHYAM NANDAN JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3. 23.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner assailed the order of his transfer from Middle School, Tardiha to Uteramit Middle School, Harwa. During the pendency of the writ application, he was transferred to the Middle School, Jagdishpur and then to Middle School, Dubauli. The last transfer has not been challenged in the writ application. Learned counsel for the State draws the attention of the Court to Rule 7 of the Bihar Primary Teachers (Transfer) Rules, 2006 (hereinafter to be referred to as ‘the Rules’) to submit that the petitioner has alternative statutory remedy before the Deputy Development Commissioner under the aforesaid Rule. Since the petitioner has an alternative statutory remedy, the matter involves transfer, primarily an administrative issue, this Court does not consider it prudent to state anything about the facts of the present case. Let it be considered by the appropriate authority under Rule 7 of the Rules. This Court disposes off this writ application with observation that the petitioner, if so advised, may raise his grievance before the statutory authority under Rule 7 of the Rules. It is expected that if such an application is made, the statutory 2 authority shall consider the same expeditiously and dispose it off in accordance with law. At the risk of repetition, it is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of the matter and refrains from making any observation on merits, so that the exercise of statutory powers by the statutory authority is not in any manner affected and remains operative to its full extent to be exercised in accordance with law. This application is disposed. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)