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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
CWP No.7554 of 2025
Decided on: 7th May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Yakoob
....Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
…Respondents _________________________________________________________________
Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua
1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. R.L.Chaudhary, Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. Sikandar Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 3.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Sikandar Bhushan learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3.
With the consent of learned counsel for the appearing parties, matter is taken up for disposal at this stage.
2.
This writ petition has been filed for grant of following reliefs:
1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes
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“(i) That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent authorities to regularize the services of the petitioner as per the prevailing regularization policy from the due date i.e. 2021 with all consequential benefits, in view of the judgment dated 04.07.2024 passed by this Hon’ble Court in CWP No.789/2024, titled as Ram Singh v/s State of H.P. & others, since the respondent department has regularized the services of similar persons i.e. private respondents in the year 2021, but as far as the petitioner is concerned, he was deprived from such service benefit without any justification.”
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case of the petitioner and the relief prayed for by him has already been considered & adjudicated upon by this Court in Pyare Lal Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2, Ram Singh Vs. State of H.P. and Ors3, Neter Singh Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.4, Shiv Kumar Vs. State of H.P. & Ors. 5 and Khub Ram Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.6. LPA No.60 of 2025, filed by respondent-State against Ram Singh3 was dismissed on
27.02.2025.
Learned counsel also submits that the representation dated 04.03.2025 (Annexure P-4) preferred by the petitioner for claiming the above relief is pending
2 CWP No.1529 of 2020 decided on 08.08.2023 3 CWP No.789 of 2024, decided on 04.07.2024 4 CWP No.9085 of 2023 decided on 21.11.2024 5 CWP No.774 of 2024, decided alongwith connected matters on 27.02.2025 6 CWP No. 9086 of 2023, decided on 13.03.2025
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consideration with respondent No.2. 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 Deputy Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.
4.
Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner dated 04.03.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgments 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
Judge May 7, 2025 R.Atal