Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.19137 of 2025, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; decided 4.12.2025 by Justice Sandeep Sharma (oral, single judge). Petitioner: Santosh Kumar, Senior Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, HPSEBL, Dharampur, District Mandi (Advocate: Hemant Kumar Sharma). Respondent: HPSEBL (Advocate: Ravinder Thakur). Prayer: time-bound decision on pending transfer representation Annexure P-7; ground: father aged 80 suffering many ailments, none to care for him (adverse family circumstances); respondents' objection: normal tenure at present posting not completed. Key point: State transfer policy followed by HPSEBL permits seeking transfer on adverse family grounds. Outcome: petition disposed without merits; respondents to decide representation within four weeks with hearing and speaking order; pending applications disposed. Keywords: transfer policy, adverse family circumstances, normal tenure, request transfer, representation, speaking order, HPSEBL, compassionate transfer.