IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP-T No.5648 of 2008. Dated of Decision: July 15, 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arjun Singh. ……… Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another. …….. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the Petitioner : Mr. Baldev Singh, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. R.M.Bisht, Deputy Advocate General & Mr.Rajesh Mandhotra, Dy. Advocate General. Deepak Gupta,J (oral) : By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 18th August, 2007, whereby, he has been transferred from Veterinary Dispensary, Budhan in District Una to Veterinary Dispensary Sumling (Spiti Valley), District Lahaul & Spiti. The main ground of challenge is that from 25th May,2000 to August, 2005, the petitioner was posted at Veterinary Dispensary Teoni Jhanjheli Block of district Mandi, which is a sub-cadre area. According to the petitioner, merely after spending two years, he was again transferred to the tribal area. The Tribunal had granted the stay order in favour of the petitioner on 23.8.2007 and as a consequent thereof, the petitioner continued to remain in District Una. He has thus now completed more than four years there. Even if the case of the petitioner is taken as the gospel truth, since he has spent 4 years at Una which is more than the normal tenure, there is no reason to permit him to stay any longer at that station. Accordingly the writ petition is rejected. Stay order is vacated. All pending applications are accordingly disposed of. (Deepak Gupta) Judge (Surinder Singh) Judge July 15, 2009. (Pds)