IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.10626 of 2025 Decided on: 04.07.2025 _________________________________________________________________ Saroj Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Ms. Neha Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N.Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ or directing the Respondents Department to converting the Daily Wage status with effect from 2006, after 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - completing/calculating ten years of Part time work from the initial joining i.e 1-11-1996. ii). Direct the respondents to re-fix the regularization of the Petitioner's service from the year 2014 and consider her promotion from the year 2019. Along with all consequential benefits including seniority, promotion and arrears of pay along with interest.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief prayed for and the legal issue involved in the case has already been adjudicated upon in Krishan Lal Vs. State of H.P. and Others2. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in this regard petitioner has preferred a representation dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-9) to respondent No.3 for claiming the above reliefs. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case respondent No.3/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation 2 CWPOA No. 6676 of 2020, decided on 04.06.2025 - 3 - of the petitioner 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-9) in accordance with law keeping in view aforesaid decision, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at 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 4, 2025 R.Atal