( 2025:HHC:33179 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 15400 of 2025 Date of decision: 23.09.2025 Pradeep Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For respondents : Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, Assistant Advocate General. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral): By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has, inter alia prayed for the following reliefs:- “i) That the writ a nature of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction may kindly be issued directing the respondents to grant the benefit of approved military service towards fixation of pay in favour of the petitioner from the date of the joining in Civil Employment i.e. TGT (Arts). ii)That the respondents may kindly be directed to release the consequential benefits such as arrears of pay etc. in favour of the petitioner alongwith interest @ 9% per annum. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? -2- ( 2025:HHC:33179 ) 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the judgments of this Court, including the judgments of Hon’ble Division Benches in Letters Patent Appeals as well as the judgment of the Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.3126 of 2021, titled as Mukesh Thakur and another versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another, decided on 01.12.2023, and other connected matters. Accordingly, he submitted that this petition be disposed of with the observation that the directions passed therein shall mutatis mutandis be treated to have been passed in this petition also. 3. Learned Additional Advocate General submitted that the State has filed Special Leave Petition against the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in Babu Ram versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, in which, notices stand issued on the application filed for condonation of delay as well as in the Special Leave Petition. 4. A perusal of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Coordinate Bench of this Court demonstrates that this fact -3- ( 2025:HHC:33179 ) has been taken into consideration by the Coordinate Bench and it has been held that the compliance of the directions passed therein will be subject to the outcome of the Special Leave Petition preferred by the State before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of by observing that the directions passed in CWP No.3126 of 2021 shall mutatis mutandis apply in the present case and shall be deemed to have been passed in this case also. Let the benefits of approved military service towards fixation of pay be granted to the petitioner from the date of his joining the civil employment within a period of 90 days from today. If the emoluments are not paid within the said period, the State shall be liable to pay simple interest @6% per annum on the due amount to the petitioner as from the date of joining. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) 23rd September, 2025 Judge (Shamsh Tabrez)