IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6472 of 2025 Decided on: 22nd May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chander Shekhar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Prem P. Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. The writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “(a) To issue a writ of certiorari or direction in nature thereof, quashing the impugned orders dated 22.05.2014 and 14.08.2014 being Annexures P-1 & P-2 of the writ petition, as unconstitutional and illegal and contrary to the law; (b) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents to rectify the anomaly in the petitioner’s pay fixation by correcting the NDI to 01.11.2010 instead of 01.11.2011. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 (c) To direct the respondents to pay the arrears due to the petitioner with interest @ 18% per annum from the date the amount became due till the date of payment.” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a representation to respondent No.2 on 20.03.2017 (Annexure P-5) for claiming the above reliefs. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 5. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner dated 20.03.2017 (Annexure P-5) in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 22, 2025 Judge Mukesh