-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No 1704 of 2020 Date of decision: 16.06.2025 Bihari Lal ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner retired as Class-III employee. He has been denied the pension for not satisfying the condition of minimum required length of service. Petitioner seeks counting of his daily wage service towards qualifying service for the purpose of pension and pensionary benefits. The claim has been made on the strength of decision rendered in Roop Lal vs. State of H.P. & Ors.1. SLP (C) No.1007/2024 instituted by the State against the aforesaid decision has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Apex Court on 18.03.2025. 1 LPA No.196 of 2022 decided on 11.10.2023. -2- 2. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of pension in light of decision rendered in Roop Lal1 case within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also 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 16th June 2025 Judge (rohit)