IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 8605 of 2023 Decided on: 14th December, 2023 ________________________________________________P___________

Anurag Chadha .... Petitioner Versus H State of Himachal Pradesh and others …. Respondents ___________________________________f_________________________

Coram o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge

1 Whether approved for reporting? Yes.

For the petitioner : Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General for respondents No. 1 to 4.

Mr. K.S.Banyal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Uday Singh Banyal, Advocate for respondent No.5.

Ranjan Sharma, Judge (Oral)

The petitioner, a Trained Graduate Teacher (Non-Medical), in Elementary Education Department, has filed the writ petition, with the following prayer(s):-

“(i) That appropriate writ, order or direction may kindly be issued to quash and set-aside the impugned transfer order dated 31.10.2023 (herein annexed as

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes Annexure P-1), whereby the petitioner has been transferred from GMS Diara U/C GSSS (Boys) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur,