IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.9960 of 2025 Decided on: 21.06 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Nirmla Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. K.K.Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “i) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant revised pay scale @ Rs. 950-1800 to Rs. 3120-5160 w.e.f. 01-01-1996 to the petitioner, similar to other employees in comparable positions. ii) Issue Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to release all arrears of salary and benefits due to the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - petitioner from 01.01.1996 till the date of her superannuation on 31.08.2009.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a representation dated 16.05.2024 (Annexure P-6) to respondent No.2 for claiming the above reliefs. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner 16.05.2024 (Annexure P-6) in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge June 21, 2025 R.Atal