IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 5250 of 2011-F. Decided on : 19th December, 2011. _____________________________________________________ Krishan Kumar, son of Sh. Roop Lal, resident of Village Tyamla, P.O. Kathyahun, Tehsil Sadar, District Mandi, H.P. …Petitioner. -Versus- 1. State of H.P. through Principal Secretary (Agriculture) to the Government of H.P., Shimla-2. 2. Director of Agriculture, H.P. Shimla-5. 3. Principal, Farmer Training Centre, Sundernagar, District Mandi, H.P. 4. Sh. Khem Chand, son of late Sh. Puran Chand, Sr. Assistant, O/o Principal, Farmer Training Centre, Sundernagar, District Mandi, H.P. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate. For respondents No. 1 to 3 : Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. For respondent No. 4 : Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Mr. Dilip Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner, on the basis of instructions imparted to him by his client, submits that there is likelihood of the post becoming available for considering respondent No. 4 for promotion to the post of 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - Superintendent Grade-II immediately after 31.12.2011. It implies that once respondent No. 4 is considered for promotion, he is likely to be posted at some other station. If that is so, in that eventuality, the petitioner, who is working at Shimla, can be accommodated/adjusted against the post which is likely to be vacated after promotion of respondent No. 4 at Sundernagar. 2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No. 1 to 3 to consider the case of petitioner for transfer from Shimla to Sundernagar, in the eventuality of respondent No. 4 being promoted to the post of Superintendent Grade-II from the feeder post of Senior Assistant and being posted out-side Sundernagar. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 19, 2011. (bhupender) - 3 -