Purshotam Singh and Others Vs. Ravinder Singh and others a/w connected matters. LPA No.440 of 2024. LPA No.440 of 2024 a/w CMP(M) Nos.23807, 23808 of 2024, CMP(M) Nos.554 & 8267 of 2025. Item No. (S-13 & (D-10) 23.04.2025 Present: Mr. Dilip Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Jia Lal Bhardwaj, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sanjay Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the appellant(s)/applicant(s). Mr. Tara Singh Chauhan, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Surya Singh Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.2 to 4. Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Advocate, for the respondent No.5. CMP(M) No.264 of 2025. Mr. Hirdaya Ram, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate General for respondents No.1, 2, 3, 6 & 7-State. Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Mr. Dilip Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5. CMP(M) No.2128 of 2024. Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate General, for applicants No.1 to 3- State. Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Advocate, for applicant No.4. Mr. Dilip Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent. CMP(M) No.554 of 2025. CMP(M) No.2128 of 2025. CMP(M) No.264 of 2025. Issue notice in CMP(M) No.554 of 2025. Mr. Surya Singh Chauhan, Advocate, Mr. Sidharth Jalta, learned Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Advocate, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents respondent No.1, respondents No. 2 to 4 and respondent No.5, respectively. Issue notice in CMP(M) No.2128 of 2025. Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondent. Issue notice in CMP(M) No.264 of 2025. Mr. Sidharth Jalta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Vikrant Thakur and Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocates, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1, 2, 3, 6 & 7-State, respondent No.4 and respondent No.5, respectively. For the reasons stated in the applications, duly supported by affidavits, delay in filing the present appeals stands condoned. The applications stand disposed of. CMP No.23808 of 2024 and LPA No.440 of 2024 . CMP No.8267 of 2025. The applications seeking leave to appeal are allowed keeping in view the fact that the appellants were not arrayed as party by the writ petitioner(s) before the learned Single Judge and the judgment affected the present appellant(s). The applications stand disposed. Appeals be registered. Issue notice to the respondents Mr. Sidharth Jalta, learned Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Mr. Surya Chauhan and Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocates, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents. CMP No.23807 in LPA No.440 of 2024 . Allowed. Annexures R-1 to R-7 are ordered to be placed on record. Application stands disposed of. It is brought to our notice that in similar circumstances in LPA No.108 of 2025 titled as State of Himachal Pradesh & Others Vs. Alisha Chauhan alongwith connected matters, we had made directions to the effect that promotion, if any, made, shall be subject to the final decision of the litigation. The State in the said case, had passed the appointment/promotion order of the said writ petitioner(s) subject to final outcome of the aforesaid LPA. Counsel for the writ petitioner(s)/respondent submits that if the same relief is granted, he would not press the contempt petition. We have been informed that the presence of Chief Secretary has been made mandatory in the contempt petition. Accordingly, the State Government to issue the necessary conditional appointment/promotion order to the petitioner(s)/respondent. The Chief Secretary need not to remain present in the Contempt Petition. List on 01.05.2025. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge 23rd April, 2025 (munish thakur)