IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17141 of 2009 1. MATHURA PRASAD S/O LATE HAZARI PRASAD, R/O VILL- BASANT BIHAR COLONY, R.P.S. COLLEGE ROAD, P.O AND P.S- DANAPUR, DISTT- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 4. THE PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR, TUBE WELL WING, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, BISWASARIA BHAWAN, PATNA For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohit Mishra For the State : Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, SC 15. ----------- 2. 16.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by his transfer from Gopalganj by order dated 25.11.2009. The ground urged is his impending retirement on 31.7.2010. Learned counsel submits that such transfer in the last year of service is contrary to the circular of the State Government, vitiating such transfer. The petitioner is stated to have filed a representation on 27.11.2009 before the Secretary, Minor Irrigation. Let the representation be disposed off in terms of the circular of the State Government as considered above. Administrative circulars of the State Government are meant to be complied with by the State authorities. Any deviation from the circular, though permissible, has to be for justified and cogent reasons only. There is no arbitrary power in the State authorities to either follow or ignore their own administrative circulars at their whims and discretion. Their powers are circumscribed by law. These aspects are adequately to be kept 2 in mind while disposing the representation by a reasoned and speaking order within a maximum period of four weeks from the date of receipt and/or production of a coy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)