IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 13001 of 2023 Date of Decision: 12.08.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Ritu Devi ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajendera Gulati, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents-State. Mr. Susheel Gautam, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 & 4. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of present petition, petitioner has prayed for the following main relief:- “(i) Issue a writ of Mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to regularize the contractual services of the petitioner on the post of Social Extension Officer (SEO) in the Department of Forest (i.e. Respondents No. 1 to 3) after completion of six years of contractual service i.e. w.e.f 15.06.2013 in terms of the regularization policy framed by the respondent department with all consequential benefits. (ii) Issue a writ of Mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to re-fix the pay of the petitioner and pay the entire consequential benefits in favour of the petitioner with in time bound manner along with 12% interest. (iii) In alternative issue a writ of Mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction, by directing the respondents to pay the equal pay and perks to petitioner from the initial date of his appointment or after completion of two years of contractual service as paid to regular employees of the Government department in terms of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court of India with all consequential benefits.” 2. Learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment dated 08.04.2025 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 3642 of 2024, titled as Kamal Dev Vs. State of H.P. & Ors. 3. Having perused the averments contained in the petition, especially relief clause vis-à-vis judgment dated 08.04.2025 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Kamal Dev (supra), this Court finds that case of the petitioner is identical to the aforesaid case decided by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Vide aforesaid judgment, Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has already dealt with all the points raised in the instant petition and as such, respondents can be directed to decide the case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment rendered by Coordinate Bench of this Court. 4. Consequently, In view of the above, the directions contained in the aforesaid judgment rendered by Co-ordinate Bench of 2 this Court are ordered to be made mutatis mutandis applicable in the present case for all intents and purposes. In the aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of alongwith pending application(s), if any. August 12, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Sunil) Judge 3