1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 10393 of 2011-J Date of decision: 1.12.2011 Nisha Rani .. Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & others ..Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General for respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. G.D. Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 3. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The issue pertains to the claim made by the JBT teachers for posting in their home districts. A similar issue was considered by this Court in a judgment rendered in CWP No. 7667 of 2011, titled as Amit Thakur Vs. State of H.P. & others and other connected matters, decided on 20th October, 2011. The operative portion of the judgment reads as follows: 2 “5. In the above circumstances, these writ petitions are disposed of as follows: 1. In the event of any of the petitioners making a representation for posting against any of the vacancies in the Districts, referred to above, the same shall be considered favourably and orders in that regard shall be passed within two weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of the representation along with the copy of this judgment. 2. In case any of the petitioners makes a representation against any vacancy in any District other than the home District, the same shall also be considered favourably and orders in that regard shall be passed within another two weeks. However, it is made clear and it shall be made clear in the orders also that the District they choose so shall be treated for all purposes as their home District in future. 3. It is however, made clear that in case in respect of any of the vacancies, referred to above, in the various Districts, recruitment process has already been set in motion by notifying those vacancies as on today, the notified vacancies shall not be tinkered in the process.” 2. According to the petitioner, the vacancies are available in District Bilaspur, as is seen in Annexure P-7. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider the case 3 of the petitioner, in the light of the above judgment, with particular reference to Annexure P-7, within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. 3. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice Rajiv Sharma), December 1, 2011. Judge (hl/priti)