IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8650 of 2008 KUMAR UPENDRA NARAYAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3/ 9/7/2008. A purely administrative issue with regard to a transfer between a superior and subordinate has landed up before this Court in the form of a writ application assailing the order of transfer. The petitioner was transferred by an order dated 19.3.2008 issued by the Civil Surgeon-Chief Medical Officer, Jehanabad from the Primary Health Centre, Ratni Faridpur to the Additional Primary Health Centre, Kasma. This Court is informed that the distance between the two places is hardly 12 k.ms. The petitioner represented against the same to the superior officer, The Deputy Director, Health Centre, Magadh Division, Gaya, who by his order dated 25.4.2008 directed that the order of transfer of the petitioner dated 19.3.2008 be kept in abeyance. Notwithstanding the same, the Civil Surgeon issued an order dated 23.5.2008 to take over charge from the petitioner as the new incumbent had already joined. If the superior administrative authority has already stayed the orders of transfer of the petitioner, the rights and interests of the petitioner have to be adjudged accordingly. No further orders are required to be passed by this Court except to dispose off the writ application with directions to the Regional Deputy Director, Health Services, Magadh Division, Gaya to take a final decision in context of - 2 - his interim order of stay of the transfer within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands allowed with the aforesaid directions. KC ( Navin Sinha,J )