Sharda Devi v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Sharda Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, CWP No. 9084 of 2026, High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla, decided 05.06.2026 by Ajay Mohan Goel (Judge, Oral). Teacher-transfer challenge: office order dated 02.06.2026 (Annexure P1) moving petitioner from GHS Kihari (Complex GGSSS Theog) to GHS Tahoo (Complex GSSS Tharola); prayers to quash transfer, continue as Shastri at GHS Kihari, or be adjusted near Theog owing to husband's ill health. Outcome: petition disposed; no infirmity found in transfer order; direction to Competent Authority to consider adjustment elsewhere after joining, factoring in husband's medical condition. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary element.
What did the court decide?
Transfer order not quashed; petition disposed of with a direction that, after joining the new station, if the petitioner approaches the Competent Authority for adjustment at some other station, appropriate call be taken considering the medical condition of her husband. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of accordingly.