Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.9872 & 9874 of 2025 Date of decision: 19.06.2025 1. CWP No.9872 of 2025 Suresh Kumari. ...Petitioner. Versus State of HP and Anr. ...Respondents. 2. CWP No.9874 of 2025 Shakuntal Devi. ...Petitioner. Versus State of HP and Anr. ...Respondents Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Vishwa Bhushan, Advocate. For the respondent(s) : Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy 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.9872 of 2025 read as under:- -2- “i). That in view of the submissions made in the writ petition, the writ petition may kindly be allowed and the respondent No.2 may kindly be directed to grant the benefit of promotional increments to the post of Head Teacher w.e.f. 01.10.2012 with all consequential benefits.” 3. According to the petitioners, the legal issue involved in the cases has already been adjudicated upon. The grievance of the petitioners is that their respective representations dated 20.03.2025 (Annexure P-2 in both petitions) have still not been decided by the respondents/competent authority 4. Once the legal principle involved in the adjudication of present petition has already been decided, it is expected from the welfare State to consider and decide the representation of the aggrieved employee within a reasonable time and not to sit over the same indefinitely compelling the employee to come to the Court for redressal of his grievances. This is also the purport and object of the Litigation Policy of the State. Not taking decision on the representation for months together would not only give rise to unnecessary multiplication of the litigation but would also bring in otherwise avoidable increase to the Court docket on unproductive government induced litigation. -3- 5. In view of above, these writ petitions are disposed of by directing respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the respective representations of the petitioners, in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also 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 19th June, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)