Vijay Kumar v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of government employee; writ petition against transfer order disposed of; no infirmity found in transfer as petitioner served over five years in District Kullu; representation to competent Authority for adjustment outside District Kullu to be decided sympathetically within two weeks; no forced joining at new posting Parwanoo, District Solan till decision; HP High Court, Shimla; CWP No. 10283 of 2024; decided 17.09.2024; Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge; oral judgment.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at counsel's request: if the petitioner submits a representation to the competent Authority within one week for adjustment at a station outside District Kullu, it must be considered and decided sympathetically within two weeks thereafter, and until that decision he shall not be forced to join at Parwanoo, District Solan.