Shimla, July 9 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside the transfer order of Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anil Kumar, ruling that his premature transfer violated provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Police Act, 2012 and was issued without following the proper legal procedure.

Justice Sandeep Sharma, delivering the judgment on July 8 in CWP No. 105 of 2025, held that Anil Kumar's transfer from Baijnath to the Police Training College in Daroh was neither recommended by the Police Establishment Committee nor were valid reasons recorded in writing as mandated under Sections 12 and 56 of the Act.

"There is no indication in the official record that the Police Establishment Committee, headed by the Director General of Police, re...