WP(C) 594/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. D.K. Sarma, learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as Dr. B. Ahmed, learned Standing Counsel, Irrigation Department. I have also heard Mr . Bujarbaruah, learned counsel representing the respondent No. 5. The petitioner who has been serving as Executive Engineer under the resp ondents posted at Barpeta is aggrieved by the order dated 18.1.2011(Annexure- P3 ) by which he has been transferred and posted temporarily and until further orde rs as Research Officer-cum-Under Secretary(Planning), Irrigation Department at G uwahati. The impugned notification itself states that the transfer of the petitio ner is pursuant to the Election Guidelines which provide for transfer of the off icers likely to be connected with election duty who are posted to their home dis tricts and who have completed three years in the place of posting. Admittedly, t he home district of the petitioner is Barpeta district in which he is presently serving. To quell any doubt the file in which the impugned order was issued was c alled for. I have gone through the same. On perusal of the file what is seen tha t there was a selection process for the rank of executive engineer from the cadr e Asst. Executive Engineer which required transfer and posting as reflected in t he particular note contained in the said file. However, the petitioner has been transferred on the basis of the election guidelines. It will be pertinent to men tion here that the petitioner was aware that he was likely to be transferred in view of the ensuing election and accordingly made a representation to the jurisd ictional Member of Parliament seeking his interference in the matter of his tran sfer. The petitioner having been transferred as per election guidelines, I see no reason to interfere with the impugned order dated 18.1.2011. However, it is provided that since the impugned order itself speaks that the transfer is purely temporary and until further orders, the authorities shall consider the case of the petitioner for reposting at Barpeta after election is over, which, however, will be as per the administrative necessity and keeping in mind the exigencies o f service.