IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.8552 of 2025 Decided on: 23rd May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Anmol Kapoor & Anr …..Petitioners Versus State of HP & Ors …..Respondents. ______________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N.Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs: - a). To issue Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondents to grant higher stage of pay of Rs 33400 from Rs 29,700 to the Petitioners after completion of two years of regular service in terms of the decision of the Hon'ble High Court as rendered in Mohit Sharma 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - case CWP No 1638/24 annexed as Annexure P- 3. The date of regularization may be computed as sep 2021 for all intents and purposes. Further salary may also be fixed as such. b) That the Respondents may be directed to release full arrears from due date.” 3. Admittedly, the petitioners have 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 petitioners submitted that the petitioners 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 petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 23, 2025 R.Atal