( 2025:HHC:28517 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.12850 of 2025 Decided on: 22nd August, 2025 Kiran Sharma and others .......Petitioners versus State of H.P. and others ...Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners: Mr. Shivom Vashista, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr.L.N. Sharma, Addl. A.G. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The instant petition has been filed for following substantive relief:- i) That the Respondents may very kindly be directed to grant the benefit of Assured Career progression Scheme in favour of the petitioner by ignoring the effect of enhancement allowed on account of implementation of 5th CPC and the pay of the petitioner my kindly be further ordered to be fixed accordingly in 6 CPC from the due date alongwith arrears and interest, in the interest of justice. 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. ( 2025:HHC:28517 ) 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the issue arising in the instant petition has already been settled by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide judgment dated 01.11.2023 passed in CWPOA No.5536 of 2020 titled as Sanjay Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others along with connected matters. He submits that the petitioners have already made a representation to the competent authority and he will be satisfied, at this stage, in case the competent authority i.e. respondent No.2 is directed to decide the representation of the petitioners in a time bound manner, in terms of judgment in Sanjay Kumar (supra). 4. The prayer being innocuous is allowed. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioners Annexure P-6 within a period of eight weeks from today by passing a detailed and reasoned order, strictly in terms of judgment passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench in CWPOA No.5536 of 2020 titled as Sanjay Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others along with connected matters. Needless to say, in case the petitioners are found similarly situated to the petitioner in CWPOA No.5536 of 2020, they shall be given all the benefits as have ( 2025:HHC:28517 ) 3 been granted to the petitioner in CWPOA No.5536 of 2020 within a further period of four weeks. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms, so also the pending applications, if any. August 22, 2025 ( Satyen Vaidya ) (naveen) Judge