IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17645 of 2025 Date of Decision: 13.11.2025 __________________________________________________________ Sanjeev Kumar …….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: Mr. K.B. Khajuria, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & 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 (Arts) at GHS Balahra, complex GSSS, Lahru, District Kangra, H.P., has approached this Court in the instant proceedings seeking directions to respondents to consider and decide his pending representation (Annexure P-1), whereby he has prayed for his transfer from present place of posting to one of the station of his choice, as detailed in the representation, on the ground of completion of normal tenure of posting as well as couple case. 2. 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. Ravi Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Mr. Chauhan states that mere completion of normal tenure of posting at one station does not entitle an employee to seek transfer, rather in that regard, sole prerogative is of an employer to post an employee at a particular station, as per requirement. 3. True it is that it is the sole prerogative of an employer to post an employee at a particular station, but once Transfer Policy, formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, itself provides for minimum tenure of three years at one station and it also enables an employee to seek transfer/adjustment on the ground of couple case, 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 the pending representation of the petitioner 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 of being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereupon taking note of the fact that petitioner has not only completed normal tenure of posting at present place of posting, but his wife, who is also Government employee, is presently posted at GSSS Tal, District Hamirpur, H.P. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge November 13, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)