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2025 Supreme(Ori) 356

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
KRISHNA S.DIXIT
Ranjan Kumar Tripathy – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent


Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :M/s.Kunal Ku. Swain, K. Swain & J.R. Khuntia, Advocates, M/s.Sukanta Ku. Dalai, P. Swain, S. Mahapatra, B. Bhuyan, J. Bhuyan & S.K. Panda, Advocates, M/s.Durgesh Narayan Rath, A.K. Saa & S.Das, M/s.Ramdas Achary, S.Das, S. Srichandan & P.Agarwal, Advocates Mr.Biswabihari Mohanty, M/s.Mohit Ku. Pati, M. Pati, S. Kar & S.S. Pati, M/s. (Dr.) Purusottam Chuli, P.Nath & P.Punyatoya, M/s.Sameer Ku. Das, P.K. Behera & N.Jena, M/s.Agasti Kanungo, C. Nayak, N.K.Mishra & S. Sukla
For the Respondent:Mr.Saroj Ku. Jee, Addl. Govt. Advocate, M/s.R.R.Ray, N.K. Sen, P.K. Samal & S.R. Mishra, M/s.K.K. Rout, S.K. Rout, S.K. Baral, P.N.Pattnaik, T.S. Swaraj, S. Sthitaprajna, S.Sahoo & S.K. Bhuyan, Advocates

Table of Content
1. challenge to transfer orders (Para 1)
2. arguments against and in support of transfer orders (Para 2 , 3)
3. statutory nature of transfer guidelines (Para 4)

JUDGMENT :

All these petitions, by a set of teachers, essentially seek to lay a challenge to the transfer orders. A few of the petitions involve the transfer orders that are put in challenge in the departmental appeals. Other few, call in question the letter no. SME-GHS-GHS-0125-2021 dated 13.05.2025, which provides for the MPs & MLAs recommending to the jurisdictional authorities the cases of transfer.

(a) The impugned transfer orders are contrary to statutory Guidelines dated 14.05.2025, which regulates the transfer.

(c) The letter dated 13.05.2025, which enables the jurisdictional MPs & MLAs to recommend teachers for transfer, is without authority of law and otherwise also unsustainable.

In support of these submissions, the advocates relied upon certain rulings.

(a) All public servants, regardless of transfer guidelines, are liable to be transferred during their service on administrative grounds. All teachers, being public servants, cannot seek exemption from transfer.

(c) The transfer Guidelines are merely direc

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