IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11345 of 2011-E Decided on: 22.12.2011 Sh. Prem Lal S/o Sh. Tara Chand, resident of village & P.O. Tattapani, Tehsil Karsog, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, presently posted as Surveyor in the office of Sub Divisional Soil Conservation office in the Department of agriculture Himachal Pradesh Section Mashobra, Shimla-5. ....Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through Principal Secretary (Agriculture) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla -171002. 2. Director of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla- 171005. . ....Respondents Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. C.N. Singh, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved by his posting on promotion at Chamba. Though normally the Court would not have interfered with the transfer, however, in view of the submission that the request of the petitioner is only to permit him to continue at -2- Shimla up to 31.3.2012, till the completion of the academic year of the daughter of the petitioner and also in view of the submission that there are three vacancies in the post of Junior Engineer in Shimla, there will be a direction to the respondents to retain the petitioner in the promoted post, in case there is a vacancy in Shimla, up to 31.3.2012. In other words, the transfer shall be deferred up to 31.3.2012 and the petitioner shall join the duty in Chamba on 2.4.2012. 2. The present petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Authenticated copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 22, 2011 (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (Bhupender/Kalpana) Judge.