IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8141 of 2024 Date of Decision: 13.8.2025 _______________________________________________________ Soni Vasudeva …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr. … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Anubhav Chopra, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. __________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for following main reliefs: “A. That a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or directions may kindly be issued directing the Respondents to grant benefit of earned leave to the petitioner from the due date of regularization, in view of the fact that the delay in regularization of service of the petitioner is clear cut fault on the part of the respondent department and for the fault of the respondent department, the petitioner cannot be deprived from getting the benefit of earned leave.” 2. Though despite repeated opportunity, no reply to the petition has been filed, but during proceedings of the case, Mr. Ravi Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, has made available 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 communication dated 12.8.2025 issued under the signature of Director of School Education, Himachal Pradesh, which is taken on record, to state that petitioner has been granted the benefit of earned leave in view of the directions passed in CWP No.5043 of 2022. The admissible earned leave i.e. 180 days has also been credited in the leave account of the petitioner. 3. Having perused aforesaid communication, this Court finds merit in the afore contention of learned Additional Advocate General and as such, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings. Accordingly, present petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings before appropriate court of law qua surviving grievance, if any. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge August 13, 2025 manjit