IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8944 of 2025 Date of Decision: 29.05.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dharmender & Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents-State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (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.40,100/-, on completion of two years of regular service as Shastri in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022. 3. Petitioners were appointed as Shastri on contract basis in the respondent-department on 05.11.2019. Their services were regularized on 07.04.2022 (Annexure P-1). On being appointed on regular basis on 07.04.2022, petitioners were placed in the pay-scale 2 of Rs.35,600/-. Petitioner’s claim for Rs.40,100/- 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.40,100/- to the petitioners w.e.f. their completing two years of regular service as Shastri. This to be done within four weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, to also stand disposed of. May 29, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge