IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP 2883 of 2010. Decided on November 25, 2010. Deepak Kumar …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others ..Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner Sh. Ashok Sharma, Advocate. For respondents 1 & 2 Mr. Vikas Rathore, Dy. A.G., and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Asstt. AG. For respondent No. 3 Mr. Trilok Jamwal, Advocate. Surjit Singh, Judge (Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Petitioner is working as Assistant Engineer in Public Works Department. He was posted in a Sub Division, of Division No. 2 at Bilaspur, on 19.6.2009. Now, he has been shifted, vide impugned order dated 29.5.2010, Annexure P-5, to the office of Executive Engineer, Division No. 2 at Bilaspur. He is aggrieved by this order. According to him, though apparently, he remains at Bilaspur, even after the issuance of order, Annexure P-5 but the post, against Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - which he has been posted in the office of Executive Engineer, has been allocated to the office of Chief Engineer, South Zone, Shimla, vide order dated 6.11.2008, copy Annexure P- 6 and, therefore, respondents will be shifting him to Shimla. 3. In the reply filed by respondents 1 and 2, it is specifically stated that the transfer of petitioner, does not involve change of station. In view of this reply by respondents 1 and 2, there is no need for the petitioner to be apprehensive, that he shall be shifted to Shimla, in the office of Chief Engineer, South Zone, because of allocation of the post of Assistant Engineer to Executive Engineer, Division No. 2, Bilaspur, to the office of Chief Engineer, South Zone. 4. Writ petition is disposed of, with the order that the petitioner shall be allowed to complete his normal tenure, in the office of Executive Engineer, Division No. 2, Bilaspur and shall not be shifted to the office of Chief Engineer, South Zone, on account of notification, dated 6.11.2008, copy Annexure P-6, because of the stand taken in the reply that transfer does not involve change in station. 5. Salary for the period, during which impugned order has remained inoperative, on account of the interim stay granted by this Court, vide order dated 3.6.2010, shall be released to respondent No. 3, against the post of Assistant Engineer, to Executive Engineer, Division No. 2, Bilaspur, because I have been told that salary against the - 3 - post from which the petitioner has been shifted, has already been drawn by the petitioner, because of the aforesaid interim stay order, dated 3.6.2010. November 25, 2010 (PC). (Surjit Singh) Judge.