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1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6212 of 2025
Date of decision: 11.04.2025 Pushpa Kumari.
...Petitioner.
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
...Respondents.
Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Mukul Sood, Advocate.
For the respondents : Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
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Petitioner’s case is that:- She is serving as Trained Graduate Teacher (Hindi) at GSSS Lylh, District Chamba stated to be a tribal and hard area; On completion of prescribed tenure at the aforesaid station and in view of adverse family circumstances being faced by her, she preferred a representation through proper channel (Annexure P-2) to respondent No.3 seeking transfer to a soft area of her choice. In the aforesaid representation, petitioner has also highlighted the fact that her husband is serving in the same
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institution as TGT (Non-Medical) and is suffering from Systemic Sclerosis, an autoimmune disease. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a separate writ petition has been filed by husband of the petitioner seeking transfer from his present place of posting to a soft station as per his choice. Petitioner’s grievance is that aforesaid representation has not been decided by respondent No.3/competent authority till date.
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Looking to the nature of the grievance raised in this writ petition, it would in the interest of justice to direct respondent No.3/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation (Annexure P-2) of the petitioner in accordance with law and as per applicable policy within a period of four weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. The
order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner.
The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. All pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, to also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua 11th April, 2025
Judge (Pardeep)