Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17075 of 2025 Date of decision: 03.11.2025 Pawan Kumar Sharma ...Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Loveneesh Singh Thakur Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and accepts service of notice on behalf of respondents. 2. Petitioner is serving as Social Education and Block Planning Officer at Development Block Seraj, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Case set up by him is that he has completed more than five years of tenure at his present place and is now left with just about a year for his superannuation. Keeping this in view and also the adverse -2- family circumstances faced by him, he is stated to have preferred a representation on 30.07.2025 (Annexure P-3) to the competent authority seeking transfer to the place of his preference. Petitioner’s grievance is that the afore representation has not been considered and decided till date. 3. Looking to the limited grievance of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of by directing respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioner’s representation dated 30.07.2025 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law and applicable Transfer Policy, within a period of three weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 03rd November, 2025 Judge (sunil)