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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.1936 & 1978 of 2025 Date of decision: 21.03.2025
1. CWP No.1936 of 2025 Jaiveer Singh & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of HP and Ors.
...Respondents.
2. CWP No.1978 of 2025 Hima Devi & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of HP and Ors.
...Respondents.
Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. H.R. Sidhu, Advocate. For the respondent(s) : Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost identical reliefs. The substantive reliefs in CWP No.1936 of 2025 read as under:- Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes
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“i. That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent authorities to consider the petitioners as TGT (Hindi) & TGT (Sanskrit) in all respect and grant them, the pay scale of TGTs and also to consider their cadre as State Cadre from the due date in light of the
judgment dated 04.09.2023 passed by this Hon'ble Court in CWP No.2171/2023, titled as Hem Raj & others v/s State of H.P. (Annexure P-2).”
3. According to the petitioners, the legal issue involved in the cases has already been adjudicated upon. The grievance of the petitioners is that their respective representations have still not been decided by the respondents/competent authority
4. Once the legal principle involved in the adjudication of present petition has already been decided, it is expected from the welfare State to consider and decide the representation of the aggrieved employee within a reasonable time and not to sit over the same indefinitely compelling the employee to come to the Court for redressal of his grievances. This is also the purport and object of the Litigation Policy of the State. Not taking decision on the representation for months together would not only give rise to unnecessary multiplication of the litigation but would also bring in otherwise avoidable increase to the Court docket on unproductive government induced litigation.
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5. In view of above, these writ petitions are disposed of by directing respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the respective representations of the petitioners, in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 21st March, 2025
Judge (Pardeep)