SANTOSH KUMARI AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER
CWP/8/2025 · 2025-02-25
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
CWP Nos.16756 of 2024 and
connected matters.
Decided on: 25th February, 2025 _________________________________________________________________
1. CWP No. 16756 of 2024
Archana Kumari & ors
....Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. & Anr.
…Respondents _________________________________________________________________
2. CWP No. 16758 of 2024
Kapil Guleria
....Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Anr.
…Respondents _________________________________________________________________
3. CWP No. 8 of 2025
Santosh Kumari & Ors
....Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. & Anr.
…Respondents _________________________________________________________________
4. CWP No. 22 of 2025
Vandana Sharma
....Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Anr.
…Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua
- 2 - 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Yogesh K. Chandel Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional, Advocate General.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that due to developments that have taken place post the filing of writ petitions, more specifically the enactment, i.e. The Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024, these writ petitions in the present form, cannot proceed ahead, therefore, the petitioners be permitted to withdraw the present writ petitions with liberty to file afresh in accordance with law, inter alia, assailing the aforesaid enactment.
2.
Prayer is accepted. Granting such liberty, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn alongwith pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge February 25, 2025 R.Atal
1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes