IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 5093 of 2026 Decided on: 10.04.2026 Vishal …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

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For the petitioner : tMr. Daleep Singh Kaith, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, Additional Advocate General for respondents –

State.

Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral)

CNotice confined to respondents No. 1 to 5. Mr.

Pushpender Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of said respondents.

g2. The petitioner is aggrieved by Annexure P-1, in terms whereof he stands transferred from HPPWD Sub Division, Rampur to HPPWD Sub Division Nankhari. The petitioner is serving as Junior Engineer (Civil). The grounds of challenge to the transfer order are that he has been transferred just to accommodate the private respondent and is a result of a DO Note. Further contention of the petitioner is that the private respondent has been posted in his home Sub Division which is in violation of the Transfer policy.

3. On a query put to learned Counsel for the petitioner as

1 Whether