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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
CWP No.13400 of 2025
Decided on: 21st August, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Anju Sharma
....Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
…Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua
1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Pranav Sharma, Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
2.
Petitioner is serving as Staff Nurse at IGMC, Shimla. Her case is that, on completion her normal tenure of service at the present place, where she was posted on 24.05.2021, she preferred a representation on 21.07.2025 (Annexure P-5) to respondent No.2, seeking her transfer, invoking Clause 5.2 of the Transfer Policy that provides
1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes
- 2 - concessions to certain categories of employees and also defines concession to the wives of soldiers, serving in Indian Army. Apart from claiming benefit of wife of soldier, petitioner has also given details of certain family circumstances, for which she is seeking transfer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s aforesaid representation has not been decided by the respondents till date by the respondents.
3.
Looking to the limited grievance of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.2/Competent Authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and as per applicable notification/policy within a period of three weeks from today. The decision so taken be also communicated to the petitioner.
Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge August 21, 2025 R.Atal