Judgment

B.R. Sarangi, J.

In these batch of petitions, the petitioners have challenged the office orders dated 26.06.2013 and 29.11.2014 issued by the Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd transferring them from one place to other and directing them to join in respective transfer places by relieving them w.e.f. 26.06.2013 with immediate effect.

2. The short fact of the case in hand is that in order to procure and distribute essential commodities, the Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. has been established to regulate the Public Distribution System of the State. All the petitioners are continuing as Sales Assistant-cum-Godown Assistant under the Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. on “Ad hoc and until further orders basis” and are continuing for more than 10 years in a particular station. They have been transferred vide impugned order in Annexure-1. Challenging the said order of transfer, the petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present applications.

3. Mr. G.K. Mishra and Mr. G.K. Behera, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners strenuously urged that the petitioners being the “ad hoc and until further order basis” employees of the Corporat