IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17558 of 2008 Indu Kumari, W/o Sri Jawala Pandey, Resident of Village Pauni Hasanpur, P.O. & P.S. Vaishali, District Vaishali at present posted as A.N.M. at Primary Health Sub-Centre, Kanti attached with Primary Health Centre Lalganj…………..………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Director, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Regional Deputy Director, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Civil Surgeon, Vaishali at Hajipur 7. The Incharge, Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Lalganj, District Vaishali………Respondents With Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18282 of 2008 Renu Kumari, W/o Mahesh Choudhary, Resident of Village Barbatta, P.O. Rampur Ramhar, P.S. Jandaha, District Vaishali at present posted as A.N.M. at Primary Health Sub-Centre, Kanti attached with Primary Health Centre, Lalganj………………………………………………………………..……….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Director, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Regional Deputy Director, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Civil Surgeon, Vaishali at Hajipur 7. The Incharge, Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Lalganj, District Vaishali……Respondents ---------------------------------- 4 26.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioners have filed both the writ applications challenging the order as contained in Annexure-1, of their relieving 2 and directing them to join as A.N.Ms. at Primary Health Centre, Vaishali. It appears that earlier by order dated 28.06.2008, petitioners, who were working as A.N.Ms. at Primary Health Centre, Lalganj, were transferred to Primary Health Centre, Vaishali. Petitioners did not hand over the charge and took some steps to get transfer order stayed. However, by this order, they have been directed to immediately join the transferred post at Primary Health Centre, Vaishali. It appears from the order sheet that both the writ application were taken up on 23.01.2009 and while directing the respondents to file counter affidavit, this Court had stayed the impugned order dated 11.11.2008. The order of stay has continued. Hence, petitioners have continued on their post at Primary Health Centre, Lalganj. As per statement of the learned counsel for the respondents, petitioners had completed five years at Lalganj and hence, under the policy of the Government, 3 they were transferred. Be that as it may, on account of stay of the impugned order by this Court, petitioners have continued for further three years. Hence, this Court is not inclined to interfere in the matter specially on account of the fact that Lalganj is in the district of Vaishali itself and it is common knowledge that travelling time between Hajipur to Lalganj takes about half an hour by any four- wheeler or three-wheeler. The writ applications are, therefore, dismissed. The case of the petitioners shall be considered for their transfer in accordance with law in normal course. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)