Kirna Devi v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.16171 of 2025, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; decided 14.10.2025 by Justice Sandeep Sharma (oral order). Kirna Devi (TGT, GSSS Dharmehar, District Mandi) v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Counsel: Umesh Kanwar for petitioner; Anup Rattan (Advocate General) with Rajan Kahol and Vishal Panwar (Additional Advocates General) and Ravi Chauhan (Deputy Advocate General) for respondents. Search terms: transfer representation Annexure P-4; difficult/sub-cadre area; normal tenure completed; notification dated 3.10.2016; HP Government transfer policy; three summers and two winters; hard/tribal to soft area transfer; direction to decide within four weeks; opportunity of hearing; speaking order. Outcome: petition allowed, representation to be decided expeditiously within four weeks with hearing and reasoned order; pending applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to consider and decide the petitioner's pending representation (Annexure P-4) expeditiously, preferably within four weeks, affording her an opportunity of hearing and passing a speaking order taking note of the transfer policy; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.