IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP 3456 of 2010. Decided on : July 22, 2010. K.V.Singh …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 : Mr. Lokender P. Thakur, Adv. For respondents 1 and 2 Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Astt. AG. For respondent No. 3 Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Adv. Surjit Singh, J. (Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Petitioner and respondent No. 3 are Lecturers in Botany, in Education Department of the State of H.P. They are in college cadre. Petitioner was posted in Government College at Paonta Sahib, while respondent No. 3 was posted in Government College at Solan. Now, respondent No. 3 has been transferred to Government College, Paonta Sahib, in place of the petitioner, on medical grounds. Also, she has completed her normal tenure of three years at Solan. Petitioner’s grievance is that his mother is an old lady of 76 years and he has one handicapped brother, with 70% disability and both, his mother and brother, are being looked after by him. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? - 2 - 3. I have heard the counsel for the parties. 4. Petitioner’s mother and brother live at Nahan, while he is posted at Paonta Sahib. It is submitted that he commutes daily from Nahan to Paonta Sahib and, thus, he is in a position to look after his mother and brother. Solan is two hours journey from Nahan by road, while Paonta Sahib is one hour’s journey. Though, it will be difficult, but the petitioner, who is a bachelor, can manage to visit his mother and brother at Nahan, if not daily, at least twice a week. Therefore, impugned order of transfer, Annexure P- 1, need not be quashed. 5. However, looking to the difficulty expressed by the petitioner, it is directed that if after joining at his new place of posting, petitioner makes a representation to the Principal Secretary (Education), for being accommodated at Nahan, or some place close to Nahan, Principal Secretary (Education) shall sympathetically consider the same and pass appropriate order thereon within one month. If he takes decision to accommodate the petitioner at Nahan, or some place near to Nahan, in that event, petitioner may not be paid Transfer Travelling Allowance. July 22, 2010 (PC). (Surjit Singh), J.