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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Civil Writ Petition No.15343 of 2025 Date of Decision: 30.10.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Manju Kumari
……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Others …....Respondents Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Surinder Prakash Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Jyotsna Rewal Dua
, J . Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents/State.
2. Petitioner is presently serving as Language Teacher at GSSS Harsi, Tehsil Jaisinghpur, District Kangra. Her case is that on completion of normal tenure at the aforesaid station and on being faced with adverse family circumstances, she preferred a representation on 20.08.2025 (Annexure P-2) through proper channel to the respondent No.3/competent authority seeking transfer. Grievance of the petitioner is that the aforesaid representation has not been decided by the respondents till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be content in case the
2 respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.
3. Looking to the limited grievance of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.3/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation dated 20.08.2025 (Annexure P-2) of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. October 30, 2025 (Jyotsna Rewal Dua), Rajeev Raturi
Judge