IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.13243 of 2025 Date of Decision: 10.10.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Shri Lottam Ram Thakur ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Kashmir Singh Thakur, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harjeet Singh & Mr. Abhinandan Thakur, Advocates. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following main relief:- “a. Issue appropriate writ, orders or directions to the Respondents to allow and grant the petitioner pay band of Rs.10300-34800+ Rs.5400/- Grade pay instead of Grade Pay of Rs.5000/- from the date of his promotion as Block Development Officer will all consequential benefits.” 2. Though in terms of order dated 22.08.2025, respondents were called upon to file reply, but learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record instructions dated 27.08.2025, issued under the signatures of Additional Director (RD), HP, enclosing therewith copy of office order dated 25.07.2025, issued by Additional Director, Rural Development Department, Himachal Pradesh, to state that benefit sought by the petitioner in the instant proceedings has been granted on the analogy of judgment passed by this Court in CWP No.3660 of 2012-F, titled as Kulbir Singh Rana & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. In terms of aforesaid compliance, petitioner has been allowed the revised Pay Band of Rs.103000-34800 + Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- w.e.f his promotion as Block Development Officer, vide office order dated 25.07.2025. 3. Having carefully perused aforesaid communication as well as copy of office order detailed hereinabove, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner fairly acknowledges factum with regard to fact that relief as prayed for in the instant petition has already been granted. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition and accordingly, the same is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to ensure that consequential benefits, if any, flowing from the aforesaid order dated 25.07.2025, if not already released, shall be released expeditiously, preferably within two months from today. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. October 10, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2