IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 17247 of 2026 Decided on :30 th September , 2026 Rajeshwar Kandoria ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Anr. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Rocky & Mr. Sourav Sharma, Advocates. For the respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioner is serving as Trained Graduate Teacher (Non- Medical) at GSSS Guwan, District Chamba, which is hard/tribal/sub-cadre area. His case is that on completion of requisite tenure at the aforesaid station, he preferred a representation on 15.09.2026 (Annexure P-1) to respondent No. 2 seeking transfer to a soft area of his choice. However, the said representation has not been considered and decided in accordance with law till date by the respondents/competent authority. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Deputy Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 5. Having regard to the afore-submissions, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in accordance with law, rules and applicable transfer policy within four weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be 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 Judge 30th September, 2026. (jai)