JUDGMENT :

S.N. Prasad, J.

This writ petition is under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, wherein the order dated 21.08.2017 (Annexure-6) and order of rejection dated 12.09.2017 (Annexure-12), have been sought to be quashed and the petitioner may be allowed to continue in the present place of posting.

2. Brief facts of the case is that the petitioner was initially appointed as Clerk in Finance Department under opposite party no.2 and joined at IDCOL Ltd., IKIWL Kalinga, while continuing he was transferred to IFCAL, Jajpur Road vide order dated 11.09.2007 and thereafter he was transferred to the Corporate Office at Bhubaneswar on 05.12.2008 on the ground that he was present before the Vigilance Office at Cuttack for pursuing the Vigilance cases pending against the officials. The petitioner, hence was posted in the Security Department at IDCOL, Bhubaneswar and joined as such on 06.12.2008 and was assigned with no work till 12.05.2010. However, on 13.05.2010 to 15.03.2016 he was assigned with the work as Security-in-charge which he has successfully discharged. He was then transferred vide order dated 14.3.2016 to the Estate Department. The petitioner thereafter was transfe