IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 7891 of 2025 Date of Decision: 14.05.2025 _______________________________________________________ Smt. Kaushlaya Devi …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents ______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents/State. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5. _______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Petitioner retired as Class-III employee. She has been denied the family pension for not satisfying the condition of minimum required length of service. Petitioner seeks counting of daily wage service of her late husband towards qualifying service for the purpose of family pension and pensionary benefits. The claim has been made on the strength of decision rendered by Division Bench of this Court in LPA No.196 of 2022 titled as Roop Lal vs. State of H.P. & Ors, 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 decided on 11.10.2023. 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. 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 family pension in light of decision rendered in Roop Lal case (supra) 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. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge May 14, 2025 (shankar)