Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Himachal Pradesh · body

2025 DAILYLAW 28741 (HP)

DALEEP SINGH v. THE STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER

CWP/4876/2025 · 2025-05-19

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4876 of 2025 Date of decision: 19.05.2025 Daleep Singh. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Anr. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Mukul Sood, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “a. Writ in nature of the mandamus may be issued directing the respondent to regularise the services of the petitioners immediately on completion of 8 years' service on contract basis along with all consequential benefits, including arrears of pay along with interest @ 12% per annum. b. Writ in nature of the mandamus further directing the respondent to extend the same & similar benefit to the petitioners on completion of eight years of service, as has been granted to petitioner in CWP 1853/2009 titled as -2- Arpna Bali versus State of H.P. with all consequential benefits, including subsequent revisions with 12% interest on the accrued amount along with entire arrears. c. That petitioner may also be granted same and similar treatment which has been given to similar situated teacher by respondent No 2, vide its order dated 28-11- 2019 or in alternate the benefits of order dated 28-11- 2019 may also be extended to petitioners, with all consequential benefits. d. That the respondents may also be directed to produce the entire records pertaining to regularization of contract teachers w.e.f. 2005 to 2008.” 3. According to the petitioner, the legal issue involved in the case has already been adjudicated upon. The grievance of the petitioner is that his representation dated 30.11.2023 (Annexure P-7) has 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 their grievances. This is also the purport and object of the Litigation Policy of the State. Not taking decision on the -3- 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. 5. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 19th May, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)