Authority: High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla
Order Date: 16 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petition No.: CWP No. 8199 of 2026 filed by Jitender Kumar (Petitioner) against Chief Manager (HR), State Bank of India & Ors. (Respondents).
- Petitioner, an employee of State Bank of India, sought:
1. Transfer from his present posting at State Bank of India Kazza Branch, Branch Code 0337, District Lahual & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh (identified as a “Difficult Centre”) to his home centre at Nagrota Surian, Branch Code 03248, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
2. Direction for the respondents to decide his representation dated 24.03.2026 (Annexure P‑4).
- The petition was heard by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, with counsel Mr. Inderjit Singh Narwal representing the petitioner and Mr. Arvind Sharma (Senior Advocate) with Ms. Kiran Sharma representing the respondents.
Final Outcome
- The Court disposed of the petition with the following directions:
- The representation (Annexure P‑4) filed by the petitioner must be decided by the Competent Authority of the bank within a period of four weeks from the date of this order, in accordance with the bank’s transfer policy.
- All pending applications, if any, in the petition are also disposed of.
- No explicit order regarding the transfer request itself was issued; the focus was on timely consideration of the representation.
Topics: Banking Transfer, Judicial Order