IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17533 of 2025 Date of Decision: 12.11.2025 ____________________________________________________________ Neena Rani …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Others ….Respondents ____________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Ms. Shalini Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State. ____________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral): Petitioner herein, who at present is working as TGT (Medical), at GSSS Nihalgarh, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, seeking directions to respondents to consider and decide her pending representation (Annexure P-1), whereby she has prayed for her transfer from afore station to one of the station, as detailed in the representation, on medical grounds. 2. Though it has been fairly admitted at the behest of petitioner that she has not completed normal tenure of posting at the present place of posting, but on account of her ill-health, she is required to be transferred to one of the station, as detailed in Para No.4 of the petition, so that she gets regular treatment from PGIMER, Chandigarh. 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 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 represented by Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General. Mr. Panwar states that petitioner has not completed normal tenure of posting at the present place of posting and as such, she is not entitled to seek transfer, but prayer, if any, for transfer on medical grounds, shall be considered in accordance with law. 4. True it is that petitioner has not completed normal tenure of posting at the present place of posting, but once Transfer Policy, formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, enables an employee to seek transfer on medical grounds, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition, with the direction to respondents to consider and decide her pending representation (Annexure P-1) expeditiously, preferably, within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge November 12, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)