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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.3770 of 2025 and connected matters
Decided on: 02.05. 2025 _________________________________________________________________
1. CWP No. 3770 of 2025
Nirmala Kumari
....Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________
2. CWP No. 3776 of 2025
Roshan Lal
....Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________
3. CWP No. 3780 of 2025
Prakash Chand
....Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents ____________________________________________________________ Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua
1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Munish Dhatwalia, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes
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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in all the writ petitions. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost common reliefs, which have been extracted from CWP No. 3770 of 2025: -
A). A. That the Hon'ble Court may kindly direct the respondents to extended the benefit of Judgment dated 07.07.2023 passed in CWP No. 2500/2021 in favour of petitioners. B. That your lordship may further graciously be pleased to issue the writ in natures mandamus directing the respondents to fix the pay of the petitioners in pay band of 10300- 34800+4400 grade pay with additional promotional increment on account of promotion to HT w.e.f. 01.10.2012 with all consequential benefits as has done with the incumbents promoted to the post of head teachers after 01.10.2012 with all consequential benefits @ 9%.”
3. Admittedly, the petitioners have invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without even preferring any representations to the competent authority for the redressal
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Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge May 2, 2025 R.Atal