JUDGMENT :

RANJAN SHARMA, J.

1. Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the peculiar facts as borne out from the pleadings.

3. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition with the following prayers:

“(i) That a writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to consider and decide the representations dated 06/07.12.2023 and 20.12.2023 (Annexure P-1 & P-2) submitted through proper channel vide diary No. 2167 and 2221 respectively, when the petitioner has completed his normal tenure in tribal area at DAO Officer Kinnaur at Reckong Peo, District, Kinnaur, H.P. when the petitioner's daughter aged about 1½ years and the mother is suffering from medical ailments, in view of the fact that the petitioner has completed his normal tenure and has given 05 stations of his choice in 03 Districts & there is no one to look-after the family of the petitioner, in the interest of law and justice.

(b) That the respondents may be directed to transfer the petitioner from DAO offic