Shimla, April 3 : The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has cancelled the transfer orders of a teacher, who was transferred as p shment for raising slogan against Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The Counsel for the petitioner said that on the orders of High Court, the Education Department has given his clients choice station of Government High School Bagh station in Kupvi tehsil of Shimla district bordering Sirmaur district. Earlier, the Sirmaur resident was transferred by the government to the hard area, victimising him for the demonstration outside the Assembly during the Budget session, demanding the implementation of the old pension scheme. The teacher became popular on social media and public circles for raising the slogan ‘Joiya Mama Manada Nei, Employee Ko Shunda Nei’ (Jai Ram maternal uncle neither accepts them, nor listens to the employees). The government had transferred Om Prakash from Halanh School in Sirmaur to Middle School Sarog under Senior Secondary School Sholi in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. After the transfer teacher, Omprakash filed a petition in the High Court of Himachal, which passed order in his favour, cancelling the transfer made by Jai Ram Thakur Government. The Counsel said that after the order of the High Court, the Education Department provided him relief by transferring him to the station of his choice. The teacher has already given joining in the Government High School Bagh in the hard area of Kupvi. Advocate for the petitioner, Kulbhushan Khajuria argued that he has served in the hard area twice. According to the transfer policy, whoever has completed this period, cannot be sent to such area again. On this, the High Court asked him to indicate five stations of his choice. Of these, four were from outer districts. ML RJ
