IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10371 of 2009 ARUN KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUBHAI SOUTH, P.O. SUBBAI, P.S. HAJIPUR SADAR, DISTRICT VAISHALI AT PRESENT WORKING AS ASSISTANT STATISTICAL OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR(STATISTICS), TIRHUT DIVISION, MUZAFFARPUR---PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PLANNIING AND DEVELOOPMENT DEPARTMENT BIHAR, PATNA. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF STATISTICES AND EVALUATION, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. JOINT DIRECTOR(ADMINISTRATION) DIRECTORATE OF STITISTICAL AND EVALUATION, BIHAR, PATNA---RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02. 25.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is presently serving as Assistant Statistical Officer in the office of Deputy Director(Statistics), Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. He has been transferred on the same post from Muzaffarpur to Nawada in the office of District Statistical Officer. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is to superannuate with effect from 31.7.2011 and in terms of the policy of the State Government as reflected in resolution of the State Government bearing No. 434 dated 1.3.2007, Annexure-10, he is required to be given a choice posting as far as practicable. It is further submitted that while considering his case for transfer the authorities have not taken into account his illness together with the illness of his wife, as would appear from the prescription contained in Annexures- 1,2,3,4 and 5 indicating serious and several ailments including treatment at P.G.I., Chandigarh. 4. Having considered the ailments as also the date of retirement of the petitioner, I direct that the petitioner should first join the transferred post and thereafter intimate the factum of his joining the transferred post in the light of the transfer order to the authorities - 2 - and thereafter request the competent authority of the State Government to consider his representation for giving him place of choice posting near his home district Vaishali. Once the petitioner joins the transferred post and intimate the said fact to the competent authorities at Patna in the directorate of statistics and evaluation, the competent authority should look into his representation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the information that he has joined the transferred post. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)