IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.7681 of 2022 a/w CWP Nos.4766, 7619, 7711, 8627 of 2022, 221, 2061, 2091 and 2437 of 2023 Decided on: 4th January, 2024 __________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.7681 of 2022 Ratti Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents 2. 4766 of 2022 Rita Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents 3. CWP No.7619 of 2022 Amar Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents 4. CWP No.7711 of 2022 Jagat Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents - 2 - 5. CWP No.8627 of 2022 Kushal Dutt ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents 6. CWP No.221 of 2023 Jalam Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents 7. CWP No.2061 of 2023 Multan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents 8. CWP No.2091 of 2022 Lajinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents AND 9. CWP No.2437 of 2023 Babu Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ……Respondents - 3 - Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1 Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner(s): Mr. A.K. Gupta and Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocates, in all the petitions, except CWP No.4766 of 2022. Mr. Naresh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner, in CWP No.4766 of 2022. For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents-State, in all the petitions. Ranjan Sharma, Judge (Oral) CWP No.4766 of 2022 De-linked from CWP No.7681 of 2022. List after six weeks. In the meantime, pleadings be completed. CWP No.7681 of 2022 a/w CWP Nos.7619, 7711, 8627 of 2022, 221, 2061, 2091 and 2437 of 2023 2. Mr. A.K. Gupta, learned counsel, for the petitioners submits that the facts and the reliefs prayed for in all these petitions are identical and, therefore, all these petitions may be taken up for disposal, at this stage. The prayer being innocuous, is not opposed by the learned State Counsel. 3. With the consent of the parties, these writ petitions are taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the peculiar 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 4 - facts as borne out from the pleadings. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that CWP No.7681 of 2022, titled as Ratti Ram Versus State of H.P. and others, may be treated as lead case for the reason that the prayer and relief in all the petitions is identical. In view of this, the prayer so made, is not opposed by the learned counsel for the respondents and is accordingly granted in the interests of justice. 5. In view of the above statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner(s), the facts and other details are extracted from CWP No.7681 of 2022, titled as Ratti Ram Versus State of H.P. and others. 6. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition with the following prayer:- “That Annexure P-1 may be set aside/quashed and the respondents may be ordered to re-fix the pay of the petitioner by granting him the pay scale by taking into account work charge service rendered by the petitioner.” 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s), on instructions, has submitted that the case of the petitioners is covered by the decision of this Court in LPA No.165 of 2021, titled as State of HP and others vs. Surajmani and another, - 5 - decided on 12.01.2023, alongwith connected matters. 8. Accordingly, these petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioners in terms of the decision of this Court in Surajmani’s case (supra), expeditiously, preferably within five weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 9. In case, upon consideration, the respondents extend the benefit in terms of the judgment in case of Surajmani’s case (supra), then since the SLP is pending then, any benefits including monetary benefits, if any, shall be released only after seeking an undertaking/bond from the petitioners. In aforesaid terms, writ petitions as well as the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of, accordingly. (Ranjan Sharma) Judge January 04, 2024 (Bhardwaj)