IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 10516/2025 a/w connected matters Decided on: 02.07.2025 1. CWP No. 10516/2025 Rajesh Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 2. CWP No. 10517/2025 Sanjeev Kumar Jishtu …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 3. CWP No. 10529/2025 Om Prakash Kaushal …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 4. CWP No. 10530/2025 Satpal Bhardwaj …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 5. CWP No. 10531/2025 Snehlata Chauhan …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 6. CWP No. 10534/2025 Vidya Temta …Petitioner Versus 2 State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 7. CWP No. 10537/2025 Bhagati Sharma …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners: Ms. Shikha Chauhan, Advocate, in all the petitions. For the respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, in all the petitions. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents, in all the petitions. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost common substantive reliefs. Relief clause herein is extracted from CWP No. 10516/2025: - “That the present Writ petition may kindly be allowed by directing the respondents to grant the petitioner 3% promotional increment w.e.f. the date of his Promotion as Head Teacher, in view of the provisions of FR 22 (I)(a)(1) of FRSR with all consequential benefits with Interest @ 9% P.A as has been laid down in case vide judgment date 07.07.2023 passed in CWP 2500/2021 titled as 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 3 Ranjit Singh and Others V/s State of Himachal Pradesh along with other connected matters, wherein it has been held that the Head Teachers are entitled for promotional increment in view of the provisions of FR 22(I)(a)(1) of FRSR.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submitted that the issue involved in these writ petitions is covered by Ranjit Singh & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 and Surya Prabha & Ors. Vs State of H.P. & Ors3. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner(s) would be content in case, they are permitted to submit their respective representations to the respondents/competent authority, whereafter, the respondents/competent authority, be directed to decide the representations to be made by them, in accordance with law and in light of above decisions, in a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of by permitting the petitioner(s) to make their respective representations 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 and in terms of above decisions, within a further period of six weeks. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner(s). 2 CWP No. 2500/2021 a/w connected matters decided on 07.07.2023 3 CWP No. 5390/2024 decided on 28.05.2025 4 Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 2nd July, 2025(rohit)