IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 3707 of 2011 Date of decision: May 25, 2011 Surinder Paul Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge For the Petitioner: S/Shri Jeevesh S harma, M.S. Thakur, Arun Sehgal and Inderjeet Singh, Advocates. For respondents 1 & 2: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with J.K.Verma, Deputy Advocate General ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “(a) To set aside and quash the impugned transfer orders, dated 11.5.2011 as contained at Annexure P-2 supra whereby the petitioner has been ordered to be transferred from the present place of posting i.e. Killar Division to RDD Zonal Office Dharamsala. (b) To direct the respondents to consider the case of petitioner for transfer to the place of choices as mentioned in para supra, in accordance with the transfer policy, instructions and guidelines issued by the State Government of H.P. from time to time and the respondents may be restrained from relieving the petitioner from his 2 present place of posting at Killar Division in Pangi, District Chamba.” 2. According to the petitioner, he has only around two years to retire from service. It is also submitted that having worked in hard area and tribal area for around nine years, towards the fag end of his service, he is entitled to a place of his choice. The petitioner submits that he may be continued at the same place till his retirement, though it is a hard and difficult area. All these aspects, the petitioner may point out before the second respondent within a period of two weeks from today in which case the second respondent will look into the matter and take appropriate action, adverting to the submissions made therein, within another one week. In case the petitioner is relieved in the meanwhile, he may not be compelled to join the transferred station and it will be open for him to avail leave of the kind due. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice May 25, 2011 (K) ( Justice V.K. Sharma ), Judge