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2025 DAILYLAW 24370 (HP)

CHANDER LEKHA v. STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER

EX.PT/294/2024 · 2025-03-22

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Ex. Pet.(T) No.294 of 2024 Decided on: 22nd March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chander Lekha …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Lalit Kumar Sehgal, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Following order was passed in this execution petition on 09.01.2025:- “CWPOA No. 2516 of 2019 (Chander Lekha vs. State of H.P. & Anr.) was decided on 24.05.2024, directing the respondents to grant the due and admissible Selection Grade to the petitioner w.e.f. 29.08.2001, as indicated in Annexure R-1, within six weeks. Respondents did not implement the judgment. Consequently, the petitioner instituted this execution petition. On the strength of office instructions dated 06.01.2025 from the Director, Higher Education, learned Deputy Advocate General submits that Senior Scale and Selection Grade have already been granted to the petitioner vide pay fixation office order dated 05.02.2019. Learned counsel for the petitioner disputes the above position and submits that Senior Scale and 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes 2 Selection Grade have not been granted to the petitioner from the date allowed in the judgment. Let the respondents to file compliance affidavit within six weeks. List thereafter.” 2. Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 21.03.2025 from the Director Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh, detailing therein the release of senior scale and selection grade to the petitioner. The instructions memo also encapsulates the release of consequent pay arrears to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits the above position. In view of above, the execution petition to stand disposed of. Liberty is, however, reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy in accordance with law for the redressal of her surviving grievances. Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 22, 2025 Judge Mukesh