In Bihar Local Bodies Employees Federation vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.(2025), Patna High Court's Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma is hearing a civil writ from Supaul against omnibus transfer of, 132 officials. The other 40 Respondents are: Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Additional Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Election Commission of India through its Secretary, Nirvachan Bhawan, Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar and District Magistrates of Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Kaimur, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, East Champaran, Gaya, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Purnea, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali and West Champaran. It was heard on on November 1, 2025. It is listed for hearing today.
Bihar government recently conducted a major administrative overhaul on October 5 2025, in which a total of 113 officials (6 IAS, 5 IPS, 102 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers) were transferred. A separate, larger reshuffle on October 3, 2025, involved 151 police officers (3 IPS and 148 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs)). There was also a reshuffle of 47 IAS officers in June 2025.
The General Administration Department issued a notification confirming the transfers of four officers. Anil Chaudhary, a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been moved from his post as Municipal Commissioner of Madhubani Municipal Corporation to become Special Secretary in the state’s Home Department in Patna.
The figure of "132 officials" appears to be close to the combined number of senior officers transferred in the October 2025 bureaucratic reshuffles.
Details of October 2025 Transfers
The most recent major transfers were made in the lead-up to the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, following directives from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to transfer officials involved in election-related work who had completed a certain tenure in their current districts.
Key Officials Transferred (October 2025):
IAS Officers: Six IAS officers were transferred and given new postings, including the appointment of a new District Magistrate for Arwal and changes in roles within the State Health Society, Home Department, and General Administration Department. Other appointments included roles at the Bihar Development Mission and the Bihar State Seed Corporation.
IPS Officers: Five IPS officers were transferred, with new assignments including SP, Arwal; Rail SP, Patna; SP, Central Selection Board; Commandant, Bihar Special Armed Police-9; and SP, Prohibition & Excise Department.
Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) Officers: A significant reshuffle of 102 BAS officers was carried out, affecting positions such as ADMs, additional collectors, and land acquisition officers.
Police Officers: A separate notification on October 3, 2025, transferred 3 IPS officers and 148 DSPs.
Key IAS Transfers
Abhilasha Sharma (IAS: 2017) – Appointed District Magistrate (DM), Arwal; previously Joint Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department.
Kumar Gaurav (IAS: 2017) – Posted as Additional Executive Director, State Health Society; earlier DM, Arwal.
Anil Chaudhary (IAS: 2011) – Moved as Special Secretary, Home Department; earlier Commissioner, Madhubani Municipal Corporation.
Upendra Prasad (IAS: 2013) – Transferred as Additional Secretary, GAD; earlier Settlement Officer, Jehanabad.
Sanjay Kumar (IAS: 2014) – Assigned additional charge as General Manager, Bihar Development Mission; continues as Additional Secretary, GAD.
Sparsh Gupta (IAS: 2019) – Appointed Managing Director, Bihar State Seed Corporation; earlier Deputy Development Commissioner, Kishanganj.
BAS Officers Transferred
In a large-scale reshuffle, 102 BAS officers, including ADMs, additional collectors, land revenue officers, district transport officers, settlement officers, and land acquisition officers, were also transferred.
Ranjeet Kumar, OSD, Commercial Taxes Department, has been appointed Private Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
Key IPS Transfers
The Home Department also notified transfers of five IPS officers.
Manish Kumar (IPS: 2017) – Appointed SP, Arwal; earlier SP, Central Selection Board (Constable Recruitment).
Inamul Haq Mengnoo (IPS: 2012) – Posted as Rail SP, Patna; earlier SP, Arwal.
Amratendu Shekhar Thakur (IPS: 2017) – Transferred as SP, Central Selection Board (Constable Recruitment); earlier Rail SP, Patna.
Pushkar Anand (IPS: 2009) – Appointed Commandant, Bihar Special Armed Police-9, Jamalpur; earlier SP, Special Branch.
Aditya Kumar (IPS: 2011) – Assigned as SP, Prohibition and Excise Department; earlier under suspension and awaiting posting.
The transfer orders were issued by the General Administration Department and the Home Department, Bihar.
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