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2025:HHC:31937
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
Execution Petition No.1132 of 2025
Decided on: 15.09.2025 __________________________________________________________
Krishan Lal & Ors.
...Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. & Ors.
...Respondents
Coram
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge
1Whether approved for reporting?.
For the petitioners:
Mr. Karam Pal, Advocate for
Mr. Jai Dev Thakur, Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Additional
Advocate General.
G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice [Oral]
The present Execution Petition is filed seeking execution of the order dated 12.01.2023, passed in Civil Writ Petition No.1235 of 2019, titled Krishan Lal & Others v. State of H.P. & Others. The petition was disposed of along with bunch in LPA No.165 of 2021 a/w connected matters, titled State of HP and Others v. Surajmani and Anr., by the Co-ordinate Bench on 12.01.2023.
2.
Counsel for the State has placed on record
1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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- 2 - order dated 30.08.2025, passed by the Executive Engineer, JSV Division, Thunag, whereby the petitioners have been given work charge status on completion of eight years continuous service on 31.12.2001 [w.e.f. 01.01.2002], on notional basis.
3.
Mr. Karam Pal, counsel appearing for the petitioners has submitted that there are discrepancies in the said order and that the complete benefit of the directions issued in Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025 arising out of SLP (C) No.23016 of 2023, titled The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & another along with connected matters, decided on 06.02.2025, has not been adhered to.
4.
Keeping in view the above, we are of the considered opinion that the said order can always be challenged by the petitioners by setting out the facts concisely in appropriate pleadings and by showing that there is discrimination qua others who have been granted the benefit in a different manner. However, the same cannot be done in the present Execution Petition, which is only to see whether the compliance of the order has been done in sum and substance.
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5.
Accordingly, we dispose of the present Execution Petition with the aforesaid liberty.
(G.S. Sandhawalia)
Chief Justice
(Ranjan Sharma)
Judge September 15, 2025
[Shivender/Himani]