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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4043 of 2025
Date of Decision: 22.3.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Balwan Singh
……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another
…....Respondents
Coram
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?
For the Petitioner: Mr. Digvijay Singh and Ms. Pragti, Advocates.
For the respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________
Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)
Since in the case at hand, petitioner, who, at present is working as Peon at GSSS Dainkwan, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, has not completed his normal tenure at present place of posting, there appears to be no justification to entertain the petition, whereby he has sought direction to the respondents to consider and decide his representation for transfer, however, having taken note of the fact that petitioner has 50% permanent moderate locomotor Impaired disability in lower limb, 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
- 2 - pending representation dated 1.3.2025, having been filed by the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four 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 and pass appropriate orders. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
March 22, 2025
(Sandeep Sharma), (manjit)
Judge