Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 105 · Decided 13 February 2004
Union of India and ORS. v. Sri Janardhan Debanath and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 105 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 356
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1010/2004
- Decided
- 13 February 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
-- ~ Service Law: Posts and Telegraphs Manual; Rule 37/Fundamental Rules; Rules 14B, .;,;., c 15and22: Transfer of employees on ground of misbehaviour-Transfer order affirmed by the Central 1dministrative Tribunal-Challenge !o---Allowing the challenge, High Court held the transfer impermissible, and promotional prospects- On appeal, held: No employee of Government/Public Sector Undertaking appointed on a transfi?rable post has any legal right to be posted at one place/ place of his choice-Transfer is not only an incident but a condition of service, r which is necessary .in public
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