IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17479 of 2025 Date of Decision: 11.11.2025 _______________________________________________________ Pradeep Kumar & another …….Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Rajat Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocate Generals. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Petitioners herein, who at present are working as JBTs at Government Primary School, Kartoo u/s Deothi Majhgaon, Education Block Rajgarh, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh and Government Primary School, Salahri u/c Gahlian, Education Block Kangra, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, have approached this Court in the instant proceedings, seeking direction to the respondents to consider and decide their pending representations (Annexure P-3 & P-4), whereby they have prayed for their mutual transfer. 2. Admittedly, petitioners herein have not completed minimum required period of posting in one District, enabling them to 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 seek transfer under 5 % inter-District quota, but once Clause 5 of the policy dated 20.11.2021 (Annexure P-6) clearly provides for transfer on mutual basis without there being condition of minimum tenure of five years, petitioners approached the respondents by way of representations, as detailed hereinabove, but since nothing was heard from their side, they approached this Court in the instant proceedings. 3. Having regard to the nature of prayer made in the instant petition and order proposed to be passed, this Court sees no necessity to call for the reply on behalf of the respondents, who are otherwise represented by Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General. Learned Additional Advocate General fairly states that in terms of Clause 5 of Notification dated 20.11.2021, prayer made on behalf of the petitioners for mutual transfer can be considered. 4. Consequently, in view of the above aforesaid fair stand adopted by learned Additional Advocate General, present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the pending representations (Annexures P-3 & P-4) of the petitioners expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity 3 of hearing to the petitioners and pass appropriate order, taking note of Clause 5 of notification dated 20.11.2021. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. p (Sandeep Sharma), Judge November 11,2025 (shankar)