IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 5750 of 2010. Decided on: 4.10.2010. Raj Kumar ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner. : Mr.Ramakant Sharma,Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. R.M. Bist, Dy. Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- “That the office order dated 06.08.2010 as Annexure P-1 whereby the petitioner has been ordered to transfer Govt. High School, Dola Kharyana, Distt. Kangra to Govt. Middle School Kwar under complex Govt. High School Jaskoon Distt. Shimla may very kindly be quashed and set-aside and the petitioner may very kindly be permitted to continue work at the present place of posting i.e. Govt. High School, Dola Kharyana”. 2. On 15.9.2010, this Court passed the following order:- - 2 - “Notice. Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. A.G., accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Short reply, if any, be filed within two weeks. Post on 4.10.2010. 2. In case, the petitioner has not been relieved as on today, further proceedings in that regard will be deferred for the time being and in case the petitioner has already been relieved, he may not be compelled to join the transferred station and it will be open to him to avail leave.” 3. There is no reply as yet. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to look into the matter and take appropriate action in the matter, referring to the submissions made in the writ petition. This shall be done within three weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment alongwith copy of the writ petition by the petitioner before the 1st respondent. In case the petitioner requests for an opportunity for hearing, the same shall also be granted to him. The submission of the petitioner that posts where the services of a teacher is required is also lying vacant, will also be taken into consideration while passing the order, as above. Till such time, the interim order as extracted above shall continue. 4. With these observations the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice Kuldip Singh ), Judge October 4, 2010(Sks/grs)