IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 215 of 2011 Mohd. Saleem S/o late Sri Bhurey Bux, R/o Office of Block Development Officer, Salt, District Almora. ………….. Appellant Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Department of Gramya Vikas, Dehradun. 2. District Development Officer, Almora. 3. Block Development Officer, Almora. 4. Nandan Singh Bisht, Head Clerk in the office of District Development Officer, Almora. .…...……. Respondents Present: Mr. S.S. Yadav, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State/respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Coram : Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, Chief Justice Hon’ble U.C. Dhyani, Judge Date: 14th September, 2011 JUDGMENT Barin Ghosh, C. J. (Oral) After having been posted for six years in the office of the Development Block, Salt, District Almora as an Assistant Clerk, appellant has been transferred as such Assistant Clerk to the Development Block, Takula, District Almora. Appellant challenged the said transfer order by filing a writ petition. 2. By the judgment and order under appeal, the same has been dismissed. In the order, it has been stated that the appellant worked at Development Block, Salt District Almora for 16 years, which may not be correct, but there is no dispute that the appellant worked at Development Block, Salt, District Almora for six years. The transfer policy, covering the services of the appellant, protects an employee from being transferred from one place to the other for 2 a period of three years in the normal course unless an exception is required to be taken. After that, the policy does not protect an employee. In the circumstances, by the transfer order, no legal right of the appellant was affected and, accordingly, the writ court, exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, had nothing to do in the matter. 3. We, accordingly, refuse to admit the appeal. The same is dismissed. (U.C. Dhyani, J.) ( Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 14.09.2011 14.09.2011 P. Singh