IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.10940 & 11116 of 2025 Decided on: 17.07.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.10940 of 2025 Ramesh Chand ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No.11116 of 2025 Ganga Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Ajay Thakur and Ms. Anita Devi Advocates. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respective respondents in both the petitions. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - 2. These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost common reliefs, which have been extracted from CWP No. 11940 of 2025:- “i) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus or any appropriate writ, order, directions, directing the respondents to grant the benefits of High Stage of Pay i.e. Rs. 30,600/- to the petitioner from due date i.e. from the date of completion of 2 years of regular service as Junior Draughtsman in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022 (Annexure P-3) of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 2022, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has already completed two years of regular services. ii. That the respondents may kindly be directed to grant and release all actual monetary benefits i.e. arrears of revised salary, to the petitioner, from the due date along with 12% interest, in a time bound manner..” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner’s submitted that the issue involved and the relief prayed for the petitioners has already been adjudicated in Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of H.P. and others2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the case of the petitioners is considered by the respondents 2 CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024. - 3 - in light of the aforesaid judgment within a time-bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, these petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua July 17, 2025 Judge R.Atal