WP(C) 5254/2008 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Mr. B. K. Das, l earned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms R. Chakraborty, learned Addl. Sr . Govt. Advocate, Assam. The petitioner, who is presently serving as Assistant Executive Engineer , Public Health Engineering at Jorhat, is aggrieved by the order dated 10.12.200 8 (Annexure-’G’ to the writ petition), by which he has been transferred from Jor hat to Bokakhat and in his place, the Respondent No.3 has been posted. Accordin g to the petitioner, the impugned transfer order is not in public interest but h as been issued at the behest of the Respondent No.4 i.e. the Executive Engineer, public Health Engineering Division Jorhat. Ms Chakraborty, learned State counsel was requested to obtain the record s pertaining to the impugned transfer order. She has produced the records and I have gone through the same. On perusal of the same, it appears that there is a proposal to transfer the officers in the division gradually. Such transfer is stated to be in the greater interest of the department. An enquiry was also con ducted relating to the affairs of the division and on the basis of such enquiry conducted, the proposal was made for transfer of the officers in a phased manner . No where in the file, any involvement of the Respondent No.4 in the matter is discernible. Nothing is indicated in the file that the transfer of the petitio ner is in extraneous consideration. It is also not the case of the petitioner t hat his transfer is in violation of any statutory provision. Apart from the above, the place to which the petitioner has been transferred is a nearby place. Considering the matter in its entirety, I am not inclined to i nterfere with the impugned transfer order dated 10.12.2008. At this stage, Mr. Goswami, learned counsel for the petiioner submits t hat the petitioner’s children are studying at Jorhat and that they will appear in the final examination in March, 2009. Thus, he prays for time till March, 20 09. It will be open for the respondents to consider that aspect of the matter, if the petitioner makes appropriate representation before the appropriate author ity. Writ petition stands disposed of.