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2025:HHC:35452 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
COPC No.626 of 2025 in CWP No.10659 of 2023 Decided on: 17.10.2025 Dev Raj
… Petitioner Versus Sh. Kamlesh Kumar Pant and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 ____________________________________________________
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For the petitioner : Mr. Amrick Singh, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.P. Singh, Deputy Advocate
General.
Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Learned Deputy Advocate General has handed over a copy of Instructions alongwith which the Corrigendum dated 03.10.2025 is appended, which reads as under:-
“The Governor, H.P., is pleased to order that the word mentioned on notional basis in this Deptt.'s Notification of even number dated 20.9.2025 vide which promotion order of Sh.Dev Raj, Kanungo of Mandi Division to the post of Naib Tehsildar were issued, may be read as on regular basis. The Governor, H.P. is further pleased to order that consequent upon his promotion of Sh.Dev Raj, Kanungo to the post of Naib Tehsildar on regular basis against the vacancy of the year 2023, he will be entitled for all 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2 2025:HHC:35452 consequential benefits w.e.f.19.6.2023 when his juniors were promoted as Naib Tehsildar, as per the order dated 7.3.2025 passed by the Hon'ble High Court in CWP No.10659/2023 and order dated 22.9.2025 in COPC No.626/2025 titled as Dev Raj Vs State of H.P. & others.”
2. In light of these developments, now as the judgment stands complied with, these proceedings are closed. Notice discharged. Respondents to ensure that the monetary benefits to which the petitioner is entitled to are received by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from today.
(Ajay Mohan Goel)
Judge October 17, 2025 (Rishi)