WP(C) 770/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA The petitioner is aggrieved by the Annexure - E order dated 8.2.2011 pas sed by the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam in the Excise Department transf erring the petitioner from Tinsukia to Barpeta. The only ground on which the sai d order has been challenged is that in terms of the Annexure - A Memo dated 4.2. 2002 the normal tenure of posting of an officer at a station is three years. Acc ording to the petitioner he having been transferred in the present place only in September 2009 (7-9-2009), he could not have been transferred before completion of three years of fixed tenure. Needless to say that the said guideline is only directory and not mandatory. Having regard to the limit of interference in such cases by the writ court, writ petition is disposed of providing that the petiti oner, if aggrieved by the said order dated 8.2.2010, would be entitled to make a representation to the authority who has issued the said order within seven days from today i.e. on or before 11.3.2011. In the event of making such a represent ation, the said Joint Director shall dispose of the same in accordance with law taking into account all relevant considerations including exigency of service. S uch disposal shall be made within fifteen days thereafter. If no representation is made by the petitioner within the stipulated date, this order shall be ignore d. Till the aforesaid period is over, subject however to the condition that the petitioner makes the representation on or before 11.3.2011, the interim order pa ssed earlier shall continue. None appears for the respondents. No instruction has also been furnishe d by the respondents. At this stage, Mr. P. J. Phukan, learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record the order dated 17th February, 2011 by which the impugned trans fer order has been stayed. It is not known as to whether such stay order is purs uant to the interim order passed by this Court or otherwise. The matter shall be disposed of consistently with the observations made above.