IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10824/2025 Decided on: 07.07.2025 Vinod Kumari …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 5. Mr. Rangil Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.6. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Rangil Singh, learned counsel, accept notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 5 and 6, respectively. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs: - “(i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to count the services rendered by the petitioner on part-time basis from 01.07.1999 to 12.12.2012, and on daily waged/whole-time basis from 13.12.2012 to 30.09.2016, as 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 qualifying service for the purpose of pension and other retiral benefits. (ii) Further direct the respondents to grant pension and all consequential retiral benefits to the petitioner, in accordance with law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017 (Sunder Singh Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh) and as per the notification dated 14.02.2019 issued by the State Government. (iii) Direct the respondents to release the arrears of pension along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of entitlement till the date of actual payment.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue involved in this writ petition is covered by Sunder Singh Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors2. & Balo Devi & others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others3. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner has filed a representation dated 28.05.2025 (Annexure P-10) to the respondents/competent authority for the redressal of her grievance raised in this writ petition. Learned counsel also submitted that the petitioner would be content, in case, respondents/competent authority are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid decisions, within a time bound manner. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide 2 Civil Appeal No.6309 of 2017 decided on 08.03.2018 3 Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022 decided on 18.07.2022 3 the aforesaid representation of the petitioner, in accordance with law and in terms of the above decisions, within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 7th July, 2025(rohit)