(1.) In this writ petition the petitioner has prayed for quashing the order of transfer issued by Memo No. 751 dated 30-1-08 whereby the petitioner has been sought to be transferred from National Highway, Road Division, Jamshedpur within a short span of 90 days by placing his service with Rural Engineering Organisation without any posting. By the same notification the respondent No. 7, who was the Executive Engineer, Road Division, Koderma, has been transferred at the place of the petitioner. The names of the petitioner and the respondent No. 7 appear at Sl. Nos. 20 & 16 respectively in the said notification.
(2.) The petitioner was holding the post of the Executive Engineer in the Public Works Department of the State of Bihar.
(3.) After bifurcation of the State under the provisions of the Bihar Re-organization Act. 2000 by notification issued by Memo No. 12302 dated 3-11-06, the petitioner was finally allocated the cadre of the State of Jharkhand under the provisions of Sec. 72 of the said Act.