IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9747 of 2025 Date of Decision: 18.06.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Kushal Sharma & 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. D.K.Khanna, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ 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.30,400/-, on completion of two years of regular service as Forest Guard in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022. 3. Petitioners were appointed as Forest Guard on contract basis in the respondent-department. Their services were regularized after two years. On being appointed on regular basis in the month of July, 2024, petitioners were placed in the pay-scale of Rs.21,300/-. Petitioners claim for Rs.30,400/- 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 and in CWP No. 9303 of 2025 titled as Rakesh Kumar Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others. 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.30,400/- to the petitioners w.e.f. their completing two years of regular service as Forest Guard. This to be done within four weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, to also stand disposed of. June 18, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2