IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10488 of 2024 Decided on: 24th March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sikandar Lal and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Surender K. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Even though the respondents have not filed reply, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 2. The writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “(i) That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondents to grant the benefit of increment of ACP Scheme to the petitioners on completion of their 4-9-14 years of service on one post and one pay scale, with all consequential benefits, in terms of the Assured Career Progression Scheme as well as in terms of judgment dated 01.11.2023 passed by this Hon’ble Court in CWPOA No.5536/2020, titled as Sanjay Kumar & 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 others v/s State of H.P. & others alongwith connected matters (Annexure P-1).” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respective cases of the petitioners and the relief prayed for by them have already been considered & adjudicated upon by this Court in Sanjay Kumar Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents are directed to examine their respective cases in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. Learned Deputy 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 respective cases of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Sanjay Kumar2 by passing an appropriate order, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. 2 CWPOA No.5536 of 2020, decided alongwith connected matters on 01.11.2023 3 The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 24, 2025 Judge Mukesh