2025:HHC:36334 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2341 of 2018 Decided on: 30.10.2025 Mangal Sain & others … Petitioners Versus Satluj Jai Vidyut Nigam Ltd. & others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 ____________________________________________________ _ For the petitioners : Mr. Ashok K. Tyagi, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Devyani Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Anirudh Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.1 & 5. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.2 to 4-State. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) In the course of hearing of this matter, learned Senior Counsel for the respondents submits that as the petitioners stands identified as the landless persons subsequently in terms of the subsequent change in the Policy which was made on the third occasion, the petitioners have a choice either to wait for the kind of job that can be offered to them once the job become available or they can immediately have the package to which they are entitled to in terms of the alternative package offering monetary assistance to such like persons. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2025:HHC:36334 petitioners shall await the offer of job either to them. Learned Senior Counsel submits that it may be recorded that the offer of employment shall be only to those who can be so offered in terms of the Policy in vogue. Ordered accordingly. 3. The petition stands disposed of with the observation that as and when the jobs are available which can be offered to the petitioners, they shall be offered the job at the first instance. 4. With these observation, the petition stands disposed of. Though the petition has been disposed of in above terms, the same shall not come in the way of either of the petitioners in the alternative intends to avail the monetary benefits. It goes without saying that if either of the petitioners chooses for the monetary benefits, then thereafter, said petitioners shall not be entitled for the claim of employment. However, if there are rights of other similarly situated persons which stand crystallized in terms of any Judicial order passed in their favour, then they will be given preference over the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge October 30, 2025 (Rishi)