IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12501 of 2009 INDRASAN RAM & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.12536 of 2009 SUBASH KUMAR & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.12540 of 2009 RAJESHWAR PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.12545 of 2009 PRABHA NAND JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.12562 of 2009 AMRESH KUMAR SINGH & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.12573 of 2009 ARUN KISHORE Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 06.10.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Counsel for the State. This batch of writ applications raises a common question of challenge to an order of transfer and were therefore heard together and are being disposed by this common order. Learned Counsel for the petitioners fairly acknowledged that no relief is sought in the present batch of cases vis a vis government circular dated 25.4.1984 at Annexure 3 with regard to transfer of Class IV employees. It is the case of the petitioners that they belong to the ICDS Programme under the Social Welfare Department and 2 which is a divisional cadre. The impugned order of transfer/posting outside their present division and thereby to a different cadre is not sustainable in law. Reliance is placed on an order of this Court in CWJC No. 11201 of 2009 dated 1.9.2009. It is submitted that the petitioners have also filed a representation in that light. The prayer therefore is for a limited direction to dispose of the representation of the petitioners in light of the orders of this Court. Learned Counsel for the State submits that this would be dependent upon whether the order in CWJC No. 11201 of 2009 has been suffered by the State or whether it has been questioned in an appeal, in which case any consideration of the representation of the petitioners, shall have to be in light of any appellate orders that may have been passed. Though the writ petition raises several questions of law which do not appear to have been raised, considered or decided in CWJC No. 11201 of 2009 with regard to the scope for interference in transfer matters under writ jurisdiction, in view of the limited prayer made on behalf of the petitioners these writ petitions are disposed with the observation that the respondents shall be obliged to consider the representation of the petitioners in light of the orders of this Court in CWJC No. 11201 of 2009 as discussed hereinabove as also in accordance with law ensuring that there must be uniformity and transparency in the action of the Government and it cannot have different yardsticks for similarly situated employees. 3 It is expected that the State authorities shall duly honour orders of this Court without requiring this Court to give them specific time bound direction and shall act expeditiously failing which the Court may be constrained to view the matter seriously since the law stands settled that if no time is prescribed the order is required to be complied with immediately. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)