Srinagar, March 22 -- Creation of posts in government departments is within the domain the executive machinery of a state and that nobody can claim creation of the post as a matter of right for furtherance of his or her interests, the J&K High court said today while dismissing a petition by food inspectors.

In a writ petition by Food Inspectors in the Drugs and Food Control Organization of the state, the High Court today observed that creation of posts in government departments is within the domain the executive machinery of a state to be made in terms of the requirement.

While dismissing the petition, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey said that nobody can claim creation of the post as a matter of right for furtherance of his or her interests...