IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.1035 OF 2010 SURESH PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE DAHU PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAINGARI, POLICE STATION - WARSALIGANJ, DISTRICT- NAWADA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS JUNIOR ENGINEER, TRIVANI CANAL DIVISION NO. 1, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR …………….. Petitioner VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SICHAI BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, WALMIKI NAGAR 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRIVENI CANAL DIVISION NO. 1, MUZAFFARPUR. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DHAKA CANAL MODERNISATION DIVISION, GHORASAHAN. ……… RESPONDENTS (1ST SET) 7. SHEO KUMAR DEO POSTED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, DHAKA CANAL MODERNISATION SUB- DIVISION, GHORASAHAN. 8. WALMIKI MANDAL, POSTED AS JUNIOR ENGINEER TRIVENI CANAL DIVISION NO. 1, MUZAFARRPUR ………. RESPONDENT (2ND SET) ----------- 02 16.07.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is presently posted as Junior Engineer at Triveni Canal Sub-Division No. 1, Muzaffarpur. Vide notification No. 3998, dated 12.10.2009, he was transferred on the promotional 2 post of Assistant Engineer at Dhaka Canal Modernization Sub-Division, Ghorasahan, Walmiki Nagar. His grievance is that despite his transfer to the promotional post, the respondent, Executive Engineer is not relieving him and allowing to hand over charge for giving joining at the transferred place. In this regard, the petitioner has made a representation before the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Patna on 21.05.2010, but till date his representation has also not been disposed off. Petitioner's prayer is for direction to the respondent to make arrangement for handing over and taking over of the charge and relieve him for giving joining at the transferred place. Considering the fact that petitioner has already represented before the appropriate authority, this application is being disposed off, directing the respondent no. 2 to dispose off the petitioner's representation and pass necessary orders within two weeks from the date of production / communication of the Order. Since the petitioner is going to retire on 3 31st January, 2011, the respondent no. 2 will consider his case in the light of Government's resolution dated 31st June, 2009, while disposing off the representation, filed by the petitioner. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)