IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 2886 of 2011 Date of Decision: 21.9.2011 Prem Lal …Petitioner. Versus. State of H.P. and others … Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. Whether approved for Reporting? No. For the Petitioner: Mr. P.P.Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents No. 1 to 4: Mr. Vivek Thakur, Addl. A.G. For the Respondent No.5: Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Advocate. Deepak Gupta, J (oral) 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 2.5.2011 annexure P-2 whereby he has been transferred from Govt. Primary School, Kaina to Govt. Primary School, Dargi in Suni. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has been transferred after a span of only one year. The respondents alongwith their reply have given the details of the working of the petitioner. He was posted at GPS Biunt w.e.f. 22.8.1995 to 8.6.2000. Thereafter he was posted at Batol w.e.f. 8.6.2000 to 2 24.4.2010 and then posted to GPS Kaina from 26.4.2010 till the impugned order was passed. Biunt and Batol are both within a radius of two kilometers from Summerhill. It may be true that they are in the rural areas but the fact is that they are virtually adjoining the urban area of Shimla. Similarly, Kaina is also in the outskirts of Shimla near Annandale. It is thus obvious that the petitioner right from 1995 till date has stayed in the outskirts of Shimla. Such a person cannot claim that he should not be posted in a distant rural area. Therefore, I find no merit in the petition, which is accordingly rejected. No costs. 21st September, 2011. ( Deepak Gupta ) ™ Judge.