State of HP & others Vs. Pallavi Chauhan & another a/w connected matters. LPA No. 399 of 2024 a/w LPA Nos. 402 & 403 of 2024, LPA Nos. 833 & 862 of 2025 & LPA No. 28 of 2026 & CMP (M) No. 2049 of 2025 Item No.D-4 19.06.2026 Present: Mr. Arsh Rattan, Deputy Advocate General, for the appellants/applicants-State, in all the appeals. Mr. Nishant Khidtta, Advocate, for respondent No. 1 in LPA Nos. 399, 402 & 403 of 2024. Mr. Mehar Chand, Advocate, for respondent No. 1 in LPAs No. 833 & 862 of 2025 & LPA No. 28 of 2026. Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 2, in all the appeals. CMP(M) No.2049 of 2025 Notices issued to the respondents have been received back after duly served. However, none has put in appearance on their behalf. Keeping in view the fact that delay has already been condoned in the main matter i.e. LPA No.399 of 2024, the delay of 142 days in filing the appeal is condoned. The application sands disposed of. LPA No. of 2026 Appeal be registered. Admit. List along with LPA No.399 of 2024 along with connected matters. CMP No.17057 of 2025 in LPA No.399 of 2024, CMP No.17299 of 2025 in LPA No.402 of 2024 and CMP No.15905 of 2025 in LPA No.403 of 2024 The present applications have been filed for paying regular pay scale of Laboratory Assistant to the applicants w.e.f. June, 2022 with arrears along with interest till the final decision of the appeal. It has been contended in the present applications that the applicants are getting only Rs.8,721/-, per month till date, despite completion of 11 years of service on 04.06.2025, whereas the other similarly situated persons appointed under the Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) are getting more than Rs.20,000/- per month, in terms of notification dated 28.03.2016 (Annexure A-2). From the perusal of the reply of the State, it is evident that the applicants were not appointed against the sanctioned post, but were appointed as stop gap arrangement. It is not disputed that similarly situated persons are being given a sum of Rs.20,000/- per month and not even minimum wages per month are being given to the applicants. In the aforesaid facts and attending circumstances of the case, the applicants are entitled for the same amount per month from 01.06.2022 till 08.05.2024, as similarly situated persons being paid. The interim order passed on 11.03.2025, is accordingly modified. The applications stand disposed of. LPA No.28 of 2026 Admit. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin C. Negi) Judge 19th June, 2026 (Gaurav Rawat)