IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10451 of 2025 Date of Decision: 01.07.2025 _______________________________________________________ Chhewang Paljang & Ors. …….Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners: Mr. D.K. Khanna & Mr. Deven Krishan Khanna, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for following main relief:- “a) That the respondent be directed to grant of pay scale of Rs.30,500/- on completion of two years of regular service on the basis of principle of law declared in case of Desh Raj Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. CWP No.1541 of 2025; b) That the respondents may be directed to pay the arrears in pay scale within a time bound period; c) That respondents be directed to count the contract service of the petitioner for the purpose of regularization and consequential benefits accruing thereof as per seniority assigned on the basis of merit from the date of their initial appointment in 2019.” 2. Before reply, if any, could be received on behalf of the respondents, learned counsel representing the petitioner, while making this Court peruse the judgment rendered by this Court in CWP 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 No.1541 of 2025, titled as Desh Raj & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. and judgment rendered by this Court in CWP No.1638 of 2024, titled as Mohit Sharma Vs. State of H.P. & Ors, on instructions, states that his client would be content and satisfied in case the petition is considered and decided by the competent authority in light of the aforesaid judgments, in a time bound manner. 3. Having perused the averments contained in the petition, which are duly supported by an affidavit as well as documents adduced on record vis-a-vis judgment sought to be applied, this Court is persuaded to agree with the stand of the petitioner, as the petitioners belong to the same selection process and same post/cadre as the petitioners in Desh Raj’s Case (supra) who have already been granted benefits of higher stage of pay of Rs.30,500/- with effect from completing two years regular service as Patwari. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of, with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in terms of aforesaid judgment passed by this Court in Desh Raj’s Case (supra) expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass detailed speaking order thereupon taking note of 3 the judgment rendered by this Court, wherein issue otherwise sought to be decided in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate court of law, if he still remains aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. p` (Sandeep Sharma), Judge July 01, 2025 (Shamsh Tabrez)