IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.14573 of 2025 Date of Decision: 09.09.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Parveen Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Tanuj Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & 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 at JBT at GPS Bhandar, Education Block Sundla, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, seeking therein direction to the respondents to consider and decide his pending representation (Annexure P-1), whereby he has prayed for his transfer from present place of posting to one of the stations, as detailed in the representation, on the ground of couple case. 2. It has been averred in the petition that petitioner has already completed normal tenure at present place of posting and his wife is also working in Education Department and at present, she is posted at GPS Kuha, Education Block Kalhel, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, as such, petitioner may be transferred to a nearby station. 3. 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. 4. Since petitioner has already completed normal tenure at present place of posting, coupled with the fact that Transfer Policy formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, enables an employee to seek transfer/adjustment on the ground of couple case, this Court sees no impediment in issuing directions to the respondents to consider and decide the pending representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-1) expeditiously, preferably within three 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 of observations made herein above as well as Transfer Policy formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. September 09, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2