IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.963 of 2009 DIWAKAR JHA, S/O LATE MODA NAND JHA, R/O VILLAGE HULAS, P.O. RAGHOPUR, P.S. RAGHOPUR DISTRICT-SUPAUL, AT PRESENT WORKING AS DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, SAMASTIPUR. - (PETITIONER)-APPELLANT Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAMASTIPUR. -(RESPONDENTS)-RESPONDENTS 2 01.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State. According to the learned counsel for the appellant, ordinarily transfers are required to be done only after a period of three years at a particular station but the appellant has been shifted from the post of District Transport Officer, Samastipur to District Transport Officer, Jamui, only after four months of his joining and this, according to learned counsel, is contrary to policy decision of the State Government as is evident from latest Circular dated 03rd June, 2009. The counter affidavit filed on behalf of 2 respondents also places reliance upon the latter part of the said Circular which provides for transfer on administrative grounds without providing for any minimum period at a particular station. Only requirement for transfer on administrative grounds is to indicate reasons in the relevant files. In the counter affidavit there is clear averments, which has not been denied, that since revenue figures at Jamui had gone down in the recent times, in order to raise the collection of revenue from the office of District Transport Officer, the transfer of the appellant was deemed proper and effected. In view of the facts disclosed in the counter affidavit, we find no good reason to interfere in the matter. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) AAhmad