IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4666 & 4668 of 2025 Date of decision: 01.04.2025 1. CWP No.4666 of 2025 Kishori Lal. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Anr. ...Respondents. 2. CWP No.4668 of 2025 Ravi Kumar. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Anr. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Desh Raj Thakur, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost identical reliefs. The substantive reliefs in CWP No.4666 of 2025 read as under:- “a. Appropriate writ or direction to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner with effect 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes -2- from 01.10.2021 in terms of the policy decision dated 28.12.2021 (Annexure P-3). b. Appropriate writ or direction to the respondents to fix the pay of the petitioner at higher pay stage at Rupees 40,100/- from the date of completion of 2 years regular service in terms of notification dated 06.09.2022 with the further direction to release the arrears of salary with all consequential benefits along with interest @ 9% per annum on delayed payment.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved and the relief prayed for by the petitioners has already been adjudicated in Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of H.P. and Others1. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the case of the petitioners is considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment within a time- bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, these petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this 1CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024. -3- order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1st April, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)