WP(C) 4563/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA In all the three writ petitions, the only ground of challenge to the imp ugned transfer order dated 02.08.2010, and as recorded in the order dated 16.08. 2010 passed by this Court, is that the Director of Panchayat and Rural Developme nt being the appointing authority, is the competent authority to issue such tran sfer order. The impugned order has been issued by the Chief Executive Officer, Dibrugarh Zila Parishad. In view of the above, Ms. R. Chokraborty, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advoca te was requested to obtain instruction by the aforesaid order dated 16.08.2010. She has produced the letter dated 19.08.2010 addressed to her by the Office of t he Commissioner of Panchayat and Rural Development issued under the signature of the Deputy Director. As per the said letter, although the Director of Panchayat & Rural Development Department and now the Commissioner of Panchayat and Rural Development Department is the appointing authority in respect of the Secretary o f Gaon Panchayat, but the power of transfer and posting of Provincialised Pancha yat employees including granting of earned leave etc. has been entrusted to the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishads within their respective jurisdiction. In the instant case, the transfer of the petitioners is within the territory a nd jurisdiction of the Zilla Parishad. In view of the above, the only ground on which the writ petitions have b een filed, does not survive. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the impugned tr ansfer order on any other ground, it will be open for them to make a representat ion to the Commissioner, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Assam and i n the event of making such a representation, the said Commissioner may dispose o f the same in accordance with law. Writ petitions are disposed of.