IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.11064 of 2025 Decided on: 11.07.2025 _________________________________________________________________ Reena Kumari ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Hemant Kumar Thakur, 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, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “i) hat this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - respondents to grant the benefits of High Stage of Pay i.e. Rs. 37,600/- to the petitioner on completion 2 years of regular service as JOA(IT) in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022 (Annexure P-3) in the interest of justice. of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 2022, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has completed two years of regular service as on 18.01.2024. ii. That the respondents may kindly be directed to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of law laid down by this Hon'ble Court in CWP No. 1638 of 2024 titled as Mohit Sharma & another Vs. State of H.P, and CWP 14628 of 2024 titled as Sanjeev Vardhan Vs. State of HP & others, in a time bound manner.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the reliefs prayed for and the legal issue involved in the case have already been adjudicated upon Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of H.P. and others2. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content, in case, she are permitted to submit comprehensive representation to the respondents/ Competent Authority seeking the reliefs prayed for by her in the writ petition, whereafter, respondents /Competent Authority, be directed to decide the representation to be made 2 CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024. - 3 - by her, in a time bound manner. Learned Addtional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. In view of above submissions, the present petition is disposed of by permitting the petitioner to make comprehensive representation to the respondents /Competent Authority, within a period of two weeks from today, who shall in turn, consider and decide the same, in accordance with law, in light of aforesaid decision, within a further period of six weeks by passing order, which 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 July 11, 2025 R.Atal