IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6723 of 2010 1. Tribhuwan Nath Mishra, son of Late Satya Narayan Mishra, village Purwa, PS Hajipur Sadar, District Vaishali. 2. Vinod Kumar Singh, son of Sri Ramdeo Singh, village Sultanpur, PS Mohddin Nagar, District Samastipur – petitioner. vs. 1. The State of Bihar, 2. The Secretary, Department of SC and ST Welfare, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of SC and ST Welfare, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Director, Department of SC and ST Welfare, Munger Division, Munger – Respondents. With CWJC No. 6973 of 2010 Sanjay Kumar, son of Late Sahaja Nand Yadav, village Ajhoul, PS Neema Chandpura, District Begusarai – petitioner. Vs. 1. The State of Bihar, 2. The Secretary, Department of SC & ST Welfare, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of SC & ST Welfare, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Director, Department of SC & ST Welfare, Purnea Division, Purnea – Respondents. 2 23.4.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners have challenged the order, dated 17.3.2010 by which the petitioners have been transferred from their home district to another place. The only point raised on behalf of the petitioners is that without the recommendation of the Deputy Director, Department of SC & ST Welfare, the transfer could not have been made. The order of transfer indicates that it has been made for administrative reasons and it is a chain transfer of about seventy seven persons who have completed three years at their earlier place of posting. Another relevant factor is that all of them had been working in their home district, which is a practice which is discouraged by the State Government except in exceptional cases or where it is in the 2 interest of the Department to post persons in the Home District. I do not see any illegality in the reasons for transfer and the mere fact that the Deputy Director had not recommended the transfer cannot be bar to the transfer order. These writ petitions are dismissed. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)