IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.13483 of 2026 Decided on: 17.09. 2026 _________________________________________________________________ Liaq Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Ms. Suchitra Sen, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Sikandar Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 3. Mr. Pradeep K Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Following operative directions were issued in the interim order passed in this writ petition on 06.08.2026:- “Having perused Annexure P-2 and Annexure P-6, as prima facie, this Court concurs with the submissions made by learned Counsel for the petitioner. Therefore, in the interim, the operation of impugned transfer order Annexure P-6 dated 03.08.2026 is hereby stayed. Respondents are directed to allow the petitioner to serve at Veterinary 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - Hospital, Kalbog, District Shimla, de hors he stands relieved or not. As far as the private respondent is concerned, the respondents to ensure that he does not serves at Veterinary Hospital, Kalbog. He may be either directed to serve at the station to which he was transferred in terms of order dated 31.07.2026 or he may be adjusted at some other station. It is clarified that this order shall not come in the way of the private respondent in getting himself adjusted at some other suitable station.” 2. Pursuant to above, learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 16.09.2026 from Director, Animal Husbandry, Himachal Pradesh alongwith office order dated 20.08.2026, whereunder petitioner's transfer to Veterinary Hospital, Tharoch, District Shimla has been cancelled. Learned counsel for respondent No. 4 referred to office order dated 21.08.2026 passed by respondent No. 2, adjusting him at Veterinary Hospital, Ghanahatti, District Shimla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No. 4 submit that the petitioner and respondent No. 4 have been placed/adjusted at the place of their choice, therefore. cause of action does not survive for them. - 3 - In view of above, the present petition to stand disposed of. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge September 17,2026 R.Atal