2025:HHC:13072 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7597 of 2025 Date of Decision: 07.05.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Partap Singh ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Sarthak Mehta, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent No. 1-State. Ms. Kiran Dhiman, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for respondent No. 2, on instructions, states that petitioner has been deployed at Sawra, Forest Working Division on temporary basis and in terms of afore deployment, petitioner cannot be said to have been transferred. Learned Advocate General, who is present in Court, states that petitioner may go to Sawra, Forest Working Division for a period of 15 days, thereafter sincere efforts shall be made by the Forest Corporation to replace him with some other employee. 2. In view of aforesaid submission made by learned Advocate General, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition and accordingly, the same is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to ensure that after expiry of 15 days, petitioner is replaced with some other employee as is undertaken by the learned Advocate General. Since at present petitioner is on leave on account of demise of his uncle, period of 15 days, as detailed herein above, shall commence from the date he rejoins duty after availing the leave. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. May 07, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2