IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP(T)No. 1265 of 2008. Date of decision: 2.7.2009 Mohinder Pal …. Petitioner Versus State of H.P & anr. .... Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, J. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Surinder Singh, J. Whether approved for reporting ? No For the petitioner: Mr.Virender Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Sh.R.K.Bawa, Advocate General with Sh.R.M.Bhisht and Rajesh Mandhotra, Dy.Advocate Generals for respondents. _____________________________________________________ Deepak Gupta, J.(Oral) By means of this writ petition the petitioner has challenged the order dated 5.6.2008 whereby he has been ordered to be transferred from Nalagarh Division to Rohru Division. Stay was granted in favour of the petitioner by the erstwhile State Administrative Tribunal on 16.6.2008 in compliance to which the petitioner continues to work in Nalagarh Division till date. Reply has been filed by the State which shows that the petitioner was appointed in the year 1998 and he 2 served for about eight months in Nalagarh Division. Thereafter, he spent almost three years in Kasauli Division which adjoins Nalagarh. He had spent about one year in Rajgarh Division and thereafter was posted in Nalagarh Division where he remained since 31.5.2003. The home district of the petitioner is Solan. It is apparent that the petitioner managed to get his transfer to Rajgarh cancelled and got himself adjusted at Baddi. No employee has a vested right to remain posted on the station of his choice for such a long period. It has been urged that the petitioner has not completed his normal tenure of three years at Manpura Section of Baddi Sub Division. We have in a number of cases held that this normal tenure of three years is applicable to those employees who serve in different stations for normal tenures and not to those employees who manage to remain posted in or around one station. In view of the above discussions, we find no merit in the petition. The petition is rejected and disposed 3 of accordingly. The stay order stands vacated. ( Deepak Gupta ) Judge July 2, 2009 (Surinder Singh) (m) Judge