IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.11775 of 2025 Date of Decision: 23.07.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dr. Ravinder Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Surinder Prakash Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Petitioner herein, who at present is working as Ayurvedic Medical Officer at Government Ayurvedic Health Centre Kugti, Tehsil Bharmour, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, which is a hard/tribal area, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, seeking therein direction to the respondents to consider and decide his pending representation (Annexure P-2), whereby he has prayed for his transfer from present place of posting to one of the stations, as detailed in the representation, on account of his having completed normal tenure of posting in hard/tribal area. 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 represented by Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General. Mr. Kahol, fairly states that representation filed by the petitioner, if not already decided, shall be decided expeditiously. 3. Since it is quite apparent from the pleadings adduced on record that petitioner has already completed normal tenure in hard/tribal area, coupled with the fact that Transfer Policy formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, enables an employee to seek transfer from hard area to soft area on his/her having completed normal tenure i.e. two winters and three summers, this Court sees no impediment in issuing directions to the respondents to consider and decide the pending representation of the petitioner. 4. Consequently, in view of above, 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 pending representation (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. 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 2 of Transfer Policy formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh relevant provisions contained therein have also been taken note hereinabove. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. July 23, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 3