IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.11307 of 2025 Date of Decision: 15.07.2025 _______________________________________________________ Asha Devi …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. … Respondents Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Petitioner herein, who at present is working as JBT at GPS Anra, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, seeking therein direction to the respondents to consider and decide her pending representation (Annexure P-2), whereby she has prayed for her transfer from afore station to one of the stations, as detailed in the representation, on the ground that she has recently given birth to a child as well as adverse family circumstances. 2. Having regard to the nature of prayer and order proposed to be passed in the instant petition, this Court sees no necessity to call for the reply from the respondents, who are otherwise 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 represented by Mr. B.C.Verma, learned Additional Advocate General. Mr. Verma, states that since petitioner has already completed normal tenure at present place of posting and has availed maternity leave, prayer made on behalf of the petitioner deserves outright rejection. 3. However, having taken note of fact that petitioner has already approached competent authority by way of representation for redressal of his grievance, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-2) expeditiously, preferably within three weeks. Ordered accordingly. 4. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders taking note of Transfer Policy, which certainly enables an employee to seek transfer on medical grounds as well as on account of adverse family circumstances. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. p (Sandeep Sharma), Judge July 15, 2025 (Sunil)