IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9704 of 2025 Decided on: 27th June, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suraj Kalsi …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Sikander Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Following order was passed in this matter on 16.06.2025:- “Notice at this stage is confined to respondents No. 1 and 2, which is waived by Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General. 2. Petitioner’s grievance is against the office order dated 04.06.2025, whereunder, he has been transferred from GSSS Sohari, District Hamirpur to GHS Mahipur, District Sirmaur, H.P. 3. It appears that petitioner had been serving within a distance of 10-12 K.M. w.e.f. July 2017 either at GHS Bairi or GSSS Sohari, both in District Hamirpur. Petitioner has primarily assailed the impugned transfer order on the ground that it has been effected only on the basis of D.O. note No. 196419 dated 03.06.2025, issued by the Member of Legislative Assembly of Bhoranj Constituency. It was submitted that under the 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 impugned order, petitioner has been sent to a sub-cadre area, whereas he has already served the sub-cadre area at the time of his initial appointment at GHS Badiyain Kothi, District Chamba, a hard area. 4. Let learned Deputy Advocate General to have instructions as to whether petitioner’s transfer under the impugned transfer order is result of a D.O. note and whether petitioner has already served the hard area. List on 21.06.2025. CMP No.13418 of 2025 Disposed of as not pressed at this stage.” 2. Learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 26.06.2025, giving complete incumbency position of the petitioner as also stating the fact that the place where the petitioner has been transferred falls in soft area. In view of above, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn alongwith pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua June 27, 2025 Judge Mukesh