IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL P RADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.1429 of 2025 Date of Decision: 06.01.2026 ___________________________________________________________ Sanjeev Kumar Sharma and Others ……...Petitioners Versus Shri Rakesh Kanwar and Others …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? ____________________________________________________________ For the Petitioners: Mr. Mamta Garg, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. ____________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) While placing on record communication dated 05.01.2026, issued under the signatures of Director, School Education, Himachal Pradesh, enclosing therewith copy of office order dated 05.01.2026, issued under the signatures of Deputy Director of School Education (Elementary), Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, states that respondents after having considered the case of the petitioner in light of Ghanshyam Dass have fixed the pay of the petitioners for the period they served on contract basis at the minimum of revised pay scale band + Grade Pay along with such hike to which they are entitled to in terms of revised notification from 01.01.2016 till their regularisation subject to final outcome of LPA being filed by the State. 2 2. Having perused aforesaid documents, which are taken on record, this Court finds merit in the contention of Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General and as such, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition and accordingly the same is closed, with the direction to respondents to ensure that consequential benefits, if any, flowing from aforesaid compliance, if not already released, are released expeditiously, preferably , within a period of three months. January 06, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi) Judge