IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3519 of 2025 Date of Decision: 13.03.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Amit Sharma ……...Petitioner Versus HPPTCL …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Umesh Kanwar, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Shubham Sood, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Petitioner herein, who at present is working as a Junior Engineer (Electrical) in the office of Senior Manager (Projects), HPPTCL, PIU Lahal, Bharmour, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, which is a tribal area, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, seeking therein direction to the respondents to consider and decide the pending representation, wherein he has prayed for his transfer from hard area to soft area. 2. Having perused averments contained in the petition, which are duly supported with an affidavit as well as documents annexed therewith, this Court finds that since 10.06.2022 petitioner is working in tribal area, as detailed hereinabove and as such, he is entitled to be transferred to soft area/one of the station of his choice in terms of Transfer Policy, but since such prayer of him is pending consideration for long before competent authority, petitioner is compelled to approach this Court in the instant proceedings. 3. Having regard to the nature of prayer and order proposed to be passed in the instant petition, this Court sees no necessity to call for the reply from the respondents, who are otherwise represented by Mr. Shubham Sood, Advocate. While accepting notice on behalf of the respondents, Mr. Shubham Sood, Advocate, fairly states that representations (Annexures P-3 & P-5) filed by the petitioner, if not already decided, shall be decided in accordance with law. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition, with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the pending representations (Annexures P-3 & P-5) filed by the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from today. 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 speaking order thereupon taking note of Transfer Policy formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. March 13, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2