IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.16280 of 2025 Decided on: 15.10.2025 _________________________________________________________________ Tanzin Samphel ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Aman Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, matter is heard at this stage. 2. Petitioner is presently serving as Peon in the office of the Deputy Commissioner Lahaul & Spiti at Keylong. He had instituted Tanzin Samphel Vs. State of HP and 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - others2 with the grievance that he is serving as Peon in the aforesaid office since 2017; He belongs to Spiti/Kaza region; His family members are suffering from serious ailments, requiring constant care and attention; His wife is single handedly discharging all household responsibilities at Spiti/Kaza and is overburdened; There is none else in the family to look after the household affairs; Due to his posting at Keylong, petitioner is not in a position to provide any meaningful assistance to his family at Spiti/Kaza; That the petitioner had also completed his normal tenure of posting at Keylong and, therefore, is eligible to be considered for transfer to his home region. Keeping in view the aforesaid factors, Tanzin Samphel2 was disposed of with direction to respondent No.2/competent authority to consider petitioner’s representation for redressing his aforesaid grievances vis-à-vis his transfer from Keylong to Spiti/Kaza and decide the same within the indicated timeline. 3. Pursuant to above, respondent No.4 considered petitioner’s representation and vide office order dated 21.08.2025, rejected the same on the ground that no post of 2 CWP No.9074 of 2025 decided on 30.05.2025. - 3 - Peon was lying vacant at Kaza. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that two vacancies in the cadre of Peon would be available in Kaza on 31.10.2025 due to retirement of two Class-IV employees namely, Smt. Nawang Chhodon and Dorje Chhering. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be satisfied in case respondent No.4/Competent Authority is directed to consider the case of the petitioner afresh for transfer from the office of the Deputy Commissioner Lahaul & Spiti to Kaza, against any of the aforesaid vacancies, which are likely to arise on 31.10.2025. 5. Taking note of Tanzin Samphel2 and office order passed by respondent No.4 on 21.08.2025, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.4/Competent Authority to consider the case of the petitioner afresh for his transfer to Kaza against the vacancies that would statedly become available on 31.10.2025, as pleaded in para-2 of the writ petition. Fresh consideration order be passed within ten days from today i.e. by or before 28.10.2025. Copy of order so passed, be communicated to the petitioner. - 4 - Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge October 15, 2025 R.Atal