Judgment :

Krishna Rao, J.

1. The petitioners have filed the present writ petitions challenging the order No. DPL/GM (HR&A) 2022/471 dated 27th December, 2022, order No. DPL/GM (HR&A) 2023/13 dated 10th January, 2023 and order No. DPL/GM (HR&A) 2023/17 dated 10th January, 2023 with regard to their posting on deputation to the office of the District Controller – Food and Supplies, Purba Bardhaman, Khadya Bhavan, Bardhaman, West Bengal from Durgapur Projects Limited (hereinafter referred to as “DPL”), Durgapur.

2. The issue raised by the petitioners in their respective Writ Petitions that as per the Standing Orders of the Durgapur Projects Limited, the Workman of the DPL may be transferred from one department to another department of the Company but there is no provision of transfer or to posted on deputation from one organization to another organization of the Government.

3. The petitioners were appointed either by way of compassionate ground or by way of direct recruitment in different Class IV (Tech) posts at Durgapur Projects Limited in different dates since 1994 to 2012.

4. By an order dated 27th December, 2022, as per the decision of the State Level Committee on Rationalization and