State Of U. P. & Ors vs Gobardhan Lal on 23 March, 2004
"6. A Government Servant has no vested right to remain posted at a place of
his choice nor can he insist that he must be posted at one place or the other.
He is liable to be transferred in the administrative exigencies from one place
to the other. Transfer of an employee is not only an incident inherent in the
terms of appointment but also implicit as an essential condition of service in
the absence of any specific indication to the contrary. No Government can
function if the Government Servant insists that once appointed or posted in a
particular place or position, he should continue in such place or position as
long as he desires [see State of U.P. v. Gobardhan Lal; (2004) 11 SCC 402].