IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 7067 of 2011-H Date of Decision : December 14, 2011 Rakesh Kumar s/o Sh. Shiv Chand, Permanent R/o Village Sindwari, P.O. Thirot, Tehsil Udaipur, Distt. Lahaul & Spiti, H.P. Presently working as Clerk in G.S.S.S. Trilokinath, Distt. Lahaul & Spiti, H.P. Petitioner Versus 1. State of H.P. through Principal Secretary (Education) to the Govt. of H.P., Shimla. 2. Director Higher Education, H.P., Shimla. Respondents Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. Justice Sanjay Karol, J. (Oral) Petitioner submits that the impugned order of transfer dated 18.3.2010 has resulted into acute hardships. Transfer is an incidence Whether reports of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 of service and prerogative of the employer to post him as per administrative exigency. It is for the petitioner to bring out his grievances to the notice of the appropriate/competent authority. As such, without going into the merits of the matter, as prayed for, petitioner is granted liberty to approach the respondents within a period of two weeks from today. Appropriate/competent authority shall take a decision on the petitioner’s request for accommodating him in and around Udaipur within a period of two weeks thereafter. 2. It appears that today petitioner is on leave. The arrangement as of today in terms of order dated 29.8.2011, shall be continued to be in operation till a decision is taken by the competent authority. It is clarified that if petitioner does not approach the authorities within two weeks from today he shall forthwith join his duty at the place of his transfer i.e. G.S.S.S. Bharoli, District Sirmour, H.P. Petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. December 14 , 2011 (PK)