IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16153 of 2025 Date of Decision: 14.10.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Khem Singh ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Ms. Anuja Mehta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Petitioner herein, who at present is working as TGT (Arts) at GMS Thachadhar u/c GSSS Gadagusain Education Block Seraj-II, Balichowki, District Mandi, 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-3) in a time bound manner, whereby he has prayed for his transfer in terms of transfer policy formulated by Government of Himachal Pradesh 2. Having regard to the nature of order proposed to be passed in the instant proceedings, this Court sees no necessity to call for reply from the respondents, who are otherwise represented by Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General. Mr. Panwar, - 2 - fairly states that representation, if not already decided, shall be decided expeditiously. 3. Since it is quite apparent from the pleadings adduced on record by the respective parties that petitioner has already completed normal tenure at present place of posting coupled with the fact that transfer policy enables an employee to seek transfer from hard area to soft area or one of the stations of choice after completion of normal tenure of posting, this court sees no impediment in as much as issuing direction to the respondents to consider and decide pending representations of the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a speaking order taking note of transfer policy. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. October 14, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge