Govt. Employee has No Statutory Right to Insist for posting at A Particular Place

Dulamani Patel Vs State of Odisha (Orissa High Court) The Petitioner’s prayer insofar as promoting and repositioning him in the school where he was continuing or at a nearby place, is unsustainable as the Petitioner was holding a transferable post and under the conditions of service applicable to him, he was liable to be transferred and posted at any place within the State of Odisha. The Petitioner had no legal or statutory right to insist for being posted at one particular place. In this regard, it is worthwhile to stress upon the observations of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of G...