IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9365 of 2025 Date of Decision: 05.06.2025 _________________________________________________________ Lakhveer Singh ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. A.K. Gupta, 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. Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for following main relief:- “ That the respondents may be ordered to pay contractual emoluments to the petitioner at the rate of Rs. 10800/- per month w.e.f the date his services were brought on contractual establishment till the same were regularized, with all benefits incidental thereof.” 2. Before reply, if any, could be called on behalf of the respondents, learned counsel for the petitioner, while inviting attention of this Court to order dated 17.08.2023, issued under the signatures - 2 - of Executive Engineer, JSV Division, Nalagarh, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, states that petitioner would be content and satisfied in case grievance, as raised in the present petition, is considered and decided by the respondents in light of aforesaid order passed in the case of similarly situate person. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondent-Department to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of order dated 17.08.2023 claimed to be passed in the case of similarly situate person within a period of four weeks and in case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the afore case, he shall also be granted similar benefits from due date. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant order shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. June 05, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (shankar) Judge