IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Ex. Pet No. 336 of 2025 Decided on: 30.03.2026 _________________________________________________________________ Kuldeep Raj & Anr. ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. L.S. Mehta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioners seek enforcement of Kuldeep Raj & Anr. Vs. State of H.P. & Anr.2 wherein following operative directions were issued: - “5. Following the ratio of the decisions in Sanjay Kumar’s case2 & Sapna Rani4, this writ petition is allowed. Respondents No.1 to 3 are directed to pay consequential monetary benefits to the petitioners w.e.f. 22.04.2017 within eight weeks from today.” 2. Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record a copy of office order dated 18.02.2026 passed by the Director of School Education/respondent No.2 conveying 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes 2 CWP No. 7568/2022 decided on 23.12.2024 - 2 - petitioners’ actual promotion w.e.f. 22.04.2017. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondents have yet to issue the consequential monetary benefits to the petitioners in terms of the directions already issued in the judgment dated 23.12.2024. 4. Taking note of the fact that the respondents had been directed to pay consequential monetary benefits to the petitioners w.e.f. 22.04.2017 within eight weeks and keeping in view the office order issued by the respondents on 18.02.2026, the present execution petition to stand disposed of with direction to the respondents to release the actual monetary benefits to the petitioners within four weeks from today i.e. on or before 29.04.2026. Liberty, however, is reserved to the petitioners to seek appropriate remedy, in accordance with law, for redressal of their surviving grievance(s), if any, at an appropriate stage, in case need so arises in future. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 30th March, 2026 Rohit