Briefly stated facts of the case are that the respondent wasappointed to the post of Lecturer (Anesthesia) vide appointmentorder dated 25.03.1982 and she joined at Motilal Nehru MedicalCollege, Allahabad. While ... working on the post of Lecturer(Anesthesia) at Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, therespondent on 20.09.2003 sought a no-objection certificate (NOC)from the appellants in order to apply for the post of AssociateProfessor (Anesthesia) at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences(CIMS), Bilaspur. Pursuant to her applying to CIMS, the respondentreceived an appointment letter dated 22.04.2004 from CIMS