IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8875 of 2009 DR.BIMAL KUMAR, S/O SRI DHRENDRA YADAV, R/O MOHALLA-KALI MANDIR, P.O. AND P.S.-HAVELI KHARAGPUR, DISTRICT-MUNGER. ……………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIATE, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, NEW SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH, NEW SECRETARIATE, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE DIRECTOR, ESTABLISHMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIATE, PATNA. …………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 20.08.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Jamui as respondent no. 6 in the case in course of the day. This writ application has been filed by the petitioner for his transfer. The petitioner claims that he was posted at one place in the district of Bhagalpur since more than seven years. Therefore, under the Government policy, he ought to have been considered for his transfer. Further that his wife was working in the Government Department in Munger district and, therefore, in terms of the policy of the Government, the petitioner should be transferred to Munger. - 2 - Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of this writ application, the case of the petitioner has been considered and his services have been posted under the control of the Civil Surgeon, Jamui on transfer. Learned counsel prays that direction may be issued to the Civil Surgeon, Jamui to post the petitioner at nearest point from the border of the Munger in view of the wife of the petitioner being in service at Munger and she is suffering from illness due to which she needs regular attention and care. The prayer of learned counsel for the petitioner appears to be quite reasonable. Therefore, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Jamui to post the petitioner at the nearest point from the border of the Munger on a vacant post as soon as possible. Arvind/ (J. N. Singh, J.)