IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 14872/2025 Decided on: 15.09.2025 Ravi Chander …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. C.S. Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of respondents. With the consent of learned counsel of the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 2. The case set up by the petitioner is that he is serving as Trained Graduate Teacher (Non-Medical) at Government High School Dhar u/c Government Senior Secondary School Jadera, District Chamba. He is serving at the aforesaid place ever since November, 2021 and has completed four winters and three summers i.e. the requisite tenure at the hard and difficult area. Petitioner’s grievance is 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 that on completion of requisite tenure, he preferred Ravi Chander Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 seeking transfer from his present place of posting. The said petition was disposed of on 22.03.2025 with direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide petitioner’s representation, in accordance with law. Pursuant thereto, respondent No.2 rejected petitioner’s representation on 26.06.2025 primarily on the ground that petitioner is working in a school, where enrollment of students is 46 (approximately) and vacant posts of Trained Graduate Teacher (Non-Medical) were not available in the schools where the petitioner had requested for his posting. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has again represented to respondent No.2 on 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-3) seeking transfer from hard and tribal area giving details of stations, where either, the posts are lying vacant or where the posts are likely to become available in near future and also of those stations, where the incumbents posted are liable to be transferred by clubbing their previous postings within the distance of 30 kms. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be content, in case, respondents/competent authority are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of 2 CWP No. 4125/2025 decided on 22.03.2025 3 the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. Having regard to the above submissions, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from today, keeping in view the fact that petitioner has statedly completed his tenure in hard area. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 15th September, 2025(rohit)