Government Employee Has No Vested Right To Particular Duty, Assigning Duty Is Prerogative Of Employer: Kolkata Central Administrative Tribunal
Live LawThe Central Administrative Tribunal Kolkata bench of Suchitto Kumar Das held that a Government employee has no vested right to a particular duty. Brief Facts: The matter pertained to a dispute between applicants, who were running staff under the Katihar Division of North East Frontier Railway based at New Jalpaiguri, and the North East Frontier Railway regarding the manning of the newly introduced Vande Bharat Express Train between NJP and Guwahati. The applicants, comprised of Loco Pilots and Train Managers, challenged the crew link diagram published by NFR HQ, and the transfer orders of Train Managers issued by Alipurduar Division. They argued that the train should be manned by Katihar Division crew and guards based at NJP, not by Alipurduar Division crew as per the current crew link diagram.