IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16490 of 2024 Decided on: 28th June, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vineeta Verma 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. Naresh Kaul, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with 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. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs: - “a) That the respondents may be directed to give the regularization to the petitioners as members of service in the cadre of ‘Junior Basic Teacher’ w.e.f. 01.10.2021, in compliance to the Government notification dated 28.12.2021 (Annexure P-2) after completion of 02 years of contract service as on 30.09.2021, with all other consequential benefits and interest @ 12% per annum w.e.f. the date when the same fell due till its actual realization, in the interest of law and justice. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 In the alternative, the petitioners may be given the regularization w.e.f. 29.12.2021 ‘or’ 30.12.2021 ‘or’ 31.12.2021 at par with the contract employees i.e. Patwaris of Revenue Department and Clerks of H.P. Secretariat, who completed 02 years contract service on 30.09.2021 (Annexure P-3 & P-4), with all consequential benefits and interest @ 12% per annum, in the interest of law and justice.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have preferred a representation to the respondents for the redressal of their grievances. The said representation dated 13.07.2024 (Annexure P-7) has till date not been decided. He further submits that the respective cases of the petitioners are otherwise also covered under the decision rendered in Mohit Sharma & Anr. Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case they are permitted to prefer a fresh representation(s) to the respondents/competent authority within a period of two weeks and thereafter the competent authority be directed to decide the said representation within a time bound 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 2 CWP No.1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024 3 is disposed of by permitting the petitioners to file a comprehensive representation(s) to the respondents/ competent authority within a period of two weeks from today. In case such a representation is received by the respondents/competent authority within the aforesaid period, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law within a period of six weeks thereafter. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua June 28, 2025 Judge rohit