Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010010442024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/293/2024 ATUL TIMUNG S/O- LATE PRAFULLA TIMUNG, R/O- VILL- MOTHONKHAT (BAMUNI), PO AND PS- JAKHALABANDHA, DIST.- NAGAON, PIN- 782136. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GHY-06. 2:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TAMULPUR DISTRICT PO- TAMULPUR ASSAM. 3:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER NAGAON DISTRICT PO- NAGAON ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K SARMA, MR. S BORUAH Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR B GOGOI (SC, GAD) Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 03.03 .2025 1. Heard Mr. K. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. C.K.S. Baruah, learned Government Advocate for the State. 2. The petitioner, who was working as a Junior Administrative Assistant at Salbari Sub-Division of Baksa District seeks transfer to the establishment of the District Commissioner, Nagaon. 3. The petitioner’s counsel submits that to facilitate the issuance of the transfer order to be made by the respondent No. 1, the District Commissioner of Baksa and the District Commissioner of Nagaon have both issued No Objection Certificates. 4. The petitioner’s counsel submits that there is a vacant post of Junior Administrative Assistant in the establishment of the District Commissioner, Nagaon where the petitioner can be accommodated. As such, there should be no difficulty on the part of the respondent No. 1 in issuing the transfer order. 5. Mr. C.K.S. Baruah, learned Government Advocate for the State submits that the writ petition can be disposed of, if a direction is issued to the respondent No. 1, to take a final decision on the petitioner’s application for transfer within a specified time period. 6. On considering the prayer of the petitioner and the fact that the District Commissioner, Baksa and District Commissioner, Nagaon have both given No Page No.# 3/3 Objection Certificates for the transfer of the petitioner to the establishment of the District Commissioner, Nagaon, this Court directs the respondent No. 1 to take a decision on the petitioner’s application for transfer to the establishment of the District Commissioner, Nagaon, within a period of 30 (ten) days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 7. The decision made by the respondent No. 1 should be communicated to the petitioner. 8. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant