IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.10734 & 10736 of 2025 Decided on: 07.07.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.10734 of 2025 Desh Raj ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No.10736 of 2025 Roshan Lal ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Raj Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Leena Guleria, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents in both the petitions. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - 2. These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost common reliefs, which have been extracted from CWP No. 10734 of 2025:- “i) That the respondents may be directed to grant third financial enhancement/upgradation under the new ACPS on the completion of 14 years of service of petitioner, with all consequential benefits. ii. That the respondents may be further directed to calculate the arrears on account of grant of third financial upgradation under the new ACPS (4/9/14) alongwith interest @ 12% per annum..” 3. According to the petitioners, the legal issue involved in the cases has already been adjudicated upon. The grievance of the petitioners is that their representations, dated 13.05.2025 & 01.05.2025 (Annexure P-2 and P-3, respectively) have still not been decided by the respondents/competent authority. 4. Once the legal principle involved in the adjudication of present petitions has already been decided, it is expected from the welfare State to consider and decide the representation of the aggrieved employee within a reasonable time and not to sit over the same indefinitely compelling the employee to come to the Court for redressal of his grievance. - 3 - This is also the purport and object of the Litigation Policy of the State. Not taking decision on the representation for months together would not only give rise to unnecessary multiplication of the litigation, but would also bring in otherwise avoidable increase to the Court docket on unproductive government induced litigation. 5. In view of the above, these writ petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua July 7, 2025 Judge R.Atal