Suresh Shilpkar Son of Shri Bhawani Shankar Shilpkar v. State of Rajasthan
Service law – Posting/transfer – Employee cannot dictate choice of posting to employer
Case brief
What is this about?
D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 479/2025, High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench, decided 13/05/2025 by Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Mukesh Rajpurohit. Appellant Suresh Shilpkar, Establishment Officer, challenged his posting at Mount Abu under a modified direction, claiming consideration for a vacant post at Pratapgarh. Held: an employee cannot dictate the employer on choice of posting; absent illegality or malafide, a posting order cannot be challenged. Appeal dismissed. Keywords: service law, posting, transfer, promotion, choice of posting, malafide, Mount Abu, Pratapgarh, Establishment Officer, secondary education, Rajasthan.
What did the court decide?
An employee cannot dictate the employer as regards his choice of posting. ¶15