IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.9992 and 9994 of 2025 Decided on: 21.06 2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.9992 of 2025 Desh Raj ....Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh University …Respondent _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No.9994 of 2025 Ashok Kumar ....Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh University …Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Ranjana Pathania, Advocate, vice Ms. Archna Dutt, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Ranjana Pathania, Advocate appearing vice Ms. Archna Dutt, learned Additional Advocate General accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondent in both the petitions.. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - 2. These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost common reliefs, which have been extracted from CWP No. 9992 of 2025:- “I) That this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue appropriate order or directions to the respondents to pay the same emoluments including all due and admissible allowances which were/are being paid to the regularly appointed Laboratory Attendant in the University on the principle of equal pay for equal work' from the date of their initial appointment on contract basis with all consequential benefits along with interest @9% per annum. II Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to release the entire consequential benefits with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of their initial appointment to till date of realization” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have preferred representations dated 28.03.2025 (Annexure P-6) to the respondent for claiming the above reliefs. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case respondent is directed to decide the aforesaid representations within a fixed time schedule. Learned counsel for the respondent is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondent/ - 3 - competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners 28.03.2025 (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 petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge June 21, 2025 R.Atal