1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8438 & 8442 of 2025 Date of decision: 22.05.2025 1. CWP No.8438 of 2025 Rajni Bala & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. 2. CWP No.8442 of 2025 Davinder Singh & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost identical reliefs. The substantive reliefs in CWP No.8438 of 2025 read as under:- “1. That a writ of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to grant to the petitioners the benefit of higher stage of pay of Rs. 40100/- from the date the petitioners have completed two years of their respective -2- regular service in terms of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Court in CWP No. 4830/2023 titled Inder Singh Thakur & Ors versus State of H.P & others and further the respondents be directed that the pay of the petitioners be re-fixed from the date the petitioners have completed two years of their respective regular service and the respondents be directed to release to the petitioners all the consequential benefits along with arrears at the rate of 9% per annum. 2. That the respondents may also be directed to release the arrears of pay after re-fixing the pay of the petitioners at Rs. 40100/- from the date the petitioners completed two years of their respective regular service along with interest @ 9% per annum.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the cases of the petitioners and the reliefs prayed for by them have already been considered & adjudicated upon in Inder Singh Thakur & Ors. vs. State of H.P. & Ors.1. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that representations preferred by the petitioners, for claiming the above reliefs are pending consideration with the respondents. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representations within a fixed-time schedule. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, these writ 1CWP No.4830 of 2023 decided on 07.04.2025 along with connected matter. -3- petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgments in the case of Inder Singh1 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 22nd May, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)