IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.10658 of 2025 Decided on: 4th July, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Vinay Chander & Ors ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “1. That a writ of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to grant to the petitioner Nos. 1 to 14 the benefit of difference of the minimum of the band pay + grade pay paid to them on their appointment on contractual basis and to which they 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - are entitled after the pay revision w.e.f 1.1.2016 to 31.05.2017 and the petitioner Nos. 15 to 42 the benefit of difference of the minimum of the band pay + grade pay paid to them on their appointment on contractual basis and to which they are entitled after the pay revision w.e.f 1.1.2016 to 14.06.2018 in terms of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Court in CWP No. 2056/2023 titled as Ghanshyam Dass & others versus State of H.P & others and further the respondents be directed to release to the petitioners all the consequential benefits along with arrears at the rate of 9%per annum.” 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have represented to the respondents on 09.06.2025 (Annexure P-3 Colly.), however, the competent authority has till date not taken any call on the aforesaid representations. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to decide the aforesaid representations within a fixed-time schedule. Learned counsel for the respondents 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 - 3 - representations of the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. 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