HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. : 1027 of 2005. Decided on: 8.8.2008. Meena Bam ……… Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and another. ………Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? No. For the petitioner: Mr.Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr.R.M. Bisht and Mr.Rajesh Mandhotra, Deputy Advocate Generals. Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral): This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is directed against the interim order passed by the learned H.P. State Administrative Tribunal rejecting the prayer of the petitioner for grant of interim relief. Briefly stated the facts are that vide order, dated 7.7.2005, the petitioner was transferred from GSSS Majra to GMS Cherew. The petitioner challenged this order before the learned Tribunal on the ground that she had been transferred after a short stay of one year and 10 months and she had not completed her normal period of posting. The interim relief prayed for by the petitioner was not granted by the learned Tribunal. She approached this Court by means of this writ petition and on 10.11.2005, this Court had stayed the __________________ Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. - 2 - operation of the order, dated 7.7.2005, and permitted the petitioner to continue to function at GSSS Majra. Almost three years have elapsed since this order was passed and even as per the averments made in the petition, the petitioner has been working at GSSS Majra for almost five years. In view of these developments, the petition is rejected and the respondents shall be at liberty to transfer the petitioner at any station in accordance with administrative exigencies. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Deepak Gupta), Judge. August 8, 2008. (V.K. Ahuja), (TILAK) Judge.