IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7701 of 2025 Date of Decision: 09.05.2025 _______________________________________________________ Ramesh Kumar and Others …….Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Another ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek higher stage of pay, i.e. Rs.41,600/-, on completion of two years of regular service as TGT (Arts), TGT (Non- Medical) and TGT (Medical) in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022. 3. Petitioners were appointed as TGT on contract basis in the respondent-department on 08.01.2019, 16.01.2019, 05.03.2019 and 01.05.2019 (Annexure P-1 Colly). Their services were regularized on 28.01.2022 (Annexure P-2). On being appointed on regular basis 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 on 28.01.2022, petitioners were placed in the pay-scale of Rs.38,100/-. Petitioner’s claim for Rs.41,600/- on completion of two years of regular service on the strength of notification dated 06.09.2022, amending Revised Pay Rules 2022, is covered under the decision rendered in CWP No. 1638 of 2024 titled as Mohit Sharma & Anr. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Since, the present petition is covered in view of law laid down in the said case, therefore, there is no necessity for calling the reply. 4. This writ petition is accordingly allowed. Respondents are directed to release the higher stage of pay of Rs.41,600/- to the petitioners w.e.f. their completing two years of regular service as TGT (Arts), TGT (Non-Medical) and TGT (Medical). This to be done within four weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, to also stand disposed of. p` (Sandeep Sharma), Judge May 09, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)