\_ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Pgtition No. (2006 PETITIONER Hari Shanker Rawat, aged about 59 years, S/o Shri R. S. Rawat, Sub- Engineer, Public Works Department, Sub-Division Simga, Distt.: Raipur l Chhattisgarhl Versus RESPONDENTS /: 1. The State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary,Deptt. of Public Works, D.K.S. Wen/K . $ \ r Raipur. Bhawan, Govt.of C.G., . / 2.The Superintending Engineer, Public Works Deptt., Raipur—Circle QCircle, Raipur. 1 3. The Executive Engineer, Public Works Deptt., Raipur. V I 94 svua 6 v 4. Shri B.B.Choursiya, G \hb Sub-Engineer, - Public - Works Deptt., Simga Sub-Division,Distt.: Raipur. X ONSTITUTI‘QN‘ OF INDIA WRIT PETITION QNQER ARTICLE 2261227 OE THE C . ) HIGH COURT OF CHHATFISGARH AT BILASPUR ‘ Writ Petition No. 1447 of 2006 Petitioncr : Hali Shankar Rawat Versus Respondemts : The State of Chhattisgarh 8x, others Single Bench: Hon’blg Mr. Justics Satish K. Agnihotri. Shn‘ Alok Bakshi, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Satish Gupta, Deputy Government Advocate for the respondents No. 1, 2 and 3/ State. ORAL ORDER (28m Malch, 2006) The petitioner has filed this peh‘tjon praying that the petitioner be dilected to be posted at Simga Sub Division, This petition deserves to be dismissed on the ground that the petitioner being a government employee cannot choose a particular place of posting. The pen'tioner has no right to be posted at one place. It is for the employer/govemment to post the person at a place, keeping in View the public interest and administrative exigency. For the masons stated above, the writ petition stands dismissed with liberty to take any legal action, which is permissible in law, No order as to costs. Consequently, M.(W.)P. No. 1 108/ 2006 also stands disposed of. ,V Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Bablu