IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3843 of 2025 Date of Decision: 19.3.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dinesh Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. and Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Rupesh Kumar, proxy counsel. For the respondents: Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Petitioner herein, who, at present is working as Senior Assistant in Electrical Sub-Division, HPSEBL, Bharmour under the Electrical Division, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. Chamba, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, praying therein to issue directions to the respondents to consider and decide his representation dated 6.11.2024 (Annexure P-3), in a time bound manner. 2. Precisely, the grouse of the petitioner, as has been highlighted in the petition and further canvassed by learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner has already completed his normal tenure of posting in hard area, but yet his prayer for transfer to soft area or one of the stations of his chose as indicated in the - 2 - representation is not being considered and decided by the competent authority. 3. Having regard to the nature of prayer and order proposed to be passed, this court sees no necessity to call for reply from the respondents, who are otherwise represented by Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate. While putting in appearance on behalf of the respondents, Mr. Anil Kumar, states that representation, if not already decided, shall be decided expeditiously. 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 representation of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of three weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner shall also take note of the transfer policy formulated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, which provides for transfer of an employee from hard area to soft area after his/her having completed normal tenure at present place of posting and pass appropriate orders. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. March 19, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge