IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWPOA No. 6939 of 2019 . Date of decision: 24 th September, 2025. Tarjeet Kaur & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Vikash Rajput, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Amandeep Sharma, Addl. A.G., Mr. Gautam Sood, Dy. A.G. and Ms. Seema Sharma, Dy. A.G. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral). CMP-T No. 537 of 2025 Allowed. CWPOA No. 6939 of 2019. 2. Heard. 3. The instant petition has been filed for following substantive relief:- “i) That respondents may kindly be directed to count the service rendered by the applicant on contract basis as qualifying service for pensionary benefits. ii) That respondents may kindly be directed to consider the case of applicants on basis of Veena 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Devi judgment (CWP No.5400 of 2014, Annexure A- 2), and respondent may kindly be directed to grant pension to applicants after their retirements. ” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed on record a copy of judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court on 21.08.2023 in CWPOA No. 5507 of 2020, titled as Oma Wati & Anr. vs. State of H.P. & Ors., and a copy of order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 09.05.2025 in SLP (C) Diary No. 46343 of 2024, titled as State of H.P. & Ors. vs. Oma Wati & Anr., to urge that the issue raised in the instant petition is squarely covered by the aforesaid judgment(s) and in such circumstances, the petitioners shall be satisfied at this stage, in case, the respondents are directed to consider and decide the case of the petitioners in terms of the judgment in Oma Wati’s case (supra). 5. Prayer being innocuous is allowed. Without adverting to the merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioners within eight weeks from today strictly in terms of the judgment passed in Oma Wati’s case (supra). …2… 6. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 24th September, 2025. (jai) …3…