IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 622 of 2009 Date of decision: 9.3.2009. Mela Ram … Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Anr. … Respondents Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner: Mrs. Shweta Joolka , Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 5. Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral): The petitioner who is posted as Patwari at Anni has filed the present petition challenging his transfer to Manali. The petitioner had originally challenged this transfer order by filing Original Application No. 2245/2008 before the erstwhile H.P. State Administrative Tribunal. This Original Application was disposed of on 2.7.2008 and the same was directed to be treated as representation to the Superintending Engineer. This representation has now been rejected, which has led to the filing of the present petition. From the material available on record, it is more than obvious that the petitioner belongs to Nithar. He was appointed as 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 Patwari in the I & PH Department and has been serving for the last 18 years at Anni. No employee has a vested right to continue at one station. The petitioner managed to stay in or around his home for more than 18 years. He cannot now claim that he should not be transferred out of Anni, nor can he claim that he should get a station of his choice. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has managed to stay at the present place virtually for his entire career, we find no reasons to exercise our equitable jurisdiction in his favour. The petition is, therefore, rejected. CMP No. 1108 of 2009: Allowed. CMP No. 1107 of 2009: Dismissed in view of the orders passed in the main petition. ( Deepak Gupta ), Judge. ( V.K. Ahuja ), March 9, 2009 Judge (BSS) 3