IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No.: 427 of 2006 Date of Decision: 18.8.2009. Ravi Kumar …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: None. For the Respondents.: Mr. Ram Murti Bisht and Mr. Rajesh Mandhotra, Dy. Advocate General. Per Deepak Gupta, J.(Oral). The petitioner, who is working as Junior Draftsman, by means of this writ petition has challenged the order dated 8.3.2006 whereby he was transferred from National Highway Division, Hamirpur to Jubbal Division. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioner who was working in Barsar Division was transferred to Hamirpur Division on 19.4.2005. Thereafter, the impugned order was passed on 8.3.2006 less than one year after he joined at Hamirpur. The petitioner challenged his transfer order and the main grouse of the petitioner is that the transfer had not been made in the public interest or on account of administrative exigency but was actuated due to political reasons. According to the petitioner, he had contested the elections to the Employees Union in District Hamirpur against the office bearers of the Non-Gazetted Officers Association. Thereafter, it was the NGO Federation which got the petitioner 2 transferred from Hamirpur. Keeping in view the allegations made in the petition, stay order was granted in favour of the petitioner on 25th July, 2006 and by virtue of the stay order the petitioner continues to function at Hamirpur till date. Therefore, he has by now spent four years at Hamirpur. In view of the fact that the petitioner has already spent four years at Hamirpur and there has been a change in the Government, we do not consider it necessary to enter into the allegations made in the writ petition. The petitioner having spent more than his normal tenure at Hamirpur can be transferred to any other place as found suitable by the State in the public interest and on account of administrative exigency. The writ petition is dismissed in view of the aforesaid facts and liberty is reserved to the respondents to transfer the petitioner in accordance with law. ( Deepak Gupta ) Judge. August 18, 2009 ( V.K.Ahuja ) ™ Judge.