JUDGMENT

B.R. SARANGI, J.

1. The petitioner, who is working as a Deputy Manager (Accounts) MMGS (II) Officer Cadre under the State Bank of India has filed this application challenging his order of his transfer from Puri to Berhampur by making zonal transfer from Bhubaneswar Zone-I and II to Berhampur Zone on the administrative ground as per list 5-C of Inter Module Annual Transfer Exercise 2014, Annexure-5 and consequential relieve order dated 19.5.2014, Annexure-6 by the authority. The petitioner assails the said order Annexure-5 and consequential relieve order of transfer, Annexure-6 on the ground that the same are in violation of the transfer policy of the bank under Annexures-2 and 9 respectively.

2. The short facts of the case are that initially the petitioner was appointed as a Clerk-cum-Cashier and was posted at Bhubaneswar Main Branch. Subsequently, he was promoted to the post of OJM (1) and was posted at Angul Branch under Sambalpur Module. Thereafter the post of the petitioner was upgraded to MMGS (II) on 2.8.2008 and he was posted at Forest Park Branch, Bhubaneswar. In October, 2006 he was transferred to SBI Mahisapata, Agricultural Development Branch in the district of Dh