IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3464 of 2025 Date of decision: 13.03.2025 Sanjay Kumar. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Motta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioner is serving as Trained Graduate Teacher (Non-Medical) at Government Senior Secondary School, Dhotali, Tehsil Kupvi, Block Kupvi, District Shimla. The area falls under difficult/hard area under the applicable policy guidelines. The case set-up by the petitioner is that on completion of prescribed tenure at the aforesaid area, he had preferred a representation on 23.02.2025 (Annexure P-1) to respondent No.2 seeking transfer to a soft area of his choice. 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes -2- Petitioner’s grievance is that aforesaid representation has not been decided by respondent No.2/competent authority till date. 4. Looking to the nature of the grievance raised in this writ petition, it would in the interest of justice to direct respondent No.2/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation (Annexure P-1) of the petitioner in accordance with law and as per applicable policy within a period of four weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 13th March, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)