IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.7120 of 2025 Decided on: 1st May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Kavita Chaudhary …..Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors …..Respondents. ______________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Aman Parth Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Sikandar Buhshan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Sikandar Bhushan, learned Deputy Advocate Generarl, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs: - i). That the petitioner may kindly be held entitled to the benefit of higher stage of pay under rule 7(A) of the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (revised pay) First Amendment Rules,2022 dated 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - 06.09.2022 with all consequential relief from due date. ii) That the respondents may further, kindly be directed to release the higher stage of pay of the Rs. 37600/-w.e.f their completion two years of regular service, in time bound manner..” 3. Admittedly, the petitioner has invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without even preferring any representation to the competent authority for the redressal of grievances raised in the writ petition. 4. Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be preferring representation within two weeks from today. In case such a representation is so made, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within a period of six weeks thereafter. The order so passed 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 Judge May 1, 2025 R.Atal