IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 20240 of 2025 Decided on: 23.12.2025. Bobby Kumar and others …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & others .…Respondents. ……………………………………………………………………………. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? ……………………………………………………………………………… For the petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Sushil Kukreja, Judge Notice. Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “a) To issue writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to extend and allow the petitioners the benefit of minimum of revised scale (i.e. 38,100) as introduced by ₹38,100) as introduced by HP Revised Pay Rules 2022 for the contract period of service rendered by the petitioners before regularization in the light of the decision dated 21.03.2024(Annexure P-1) of this Hon’ble Court in CWP No.8148/2022 titled as Yashwant Kumar versus State and other connected matters and also CWP No. 10845/2025 titled as Sunil Kumar versus State of H.P annexed as Annexure P-2 which decision stands implemented by the state vide Office order dated 18th November, 2025. 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 b) That the petitioner may be allowed full arrears for the contract service so rendered.” 3. Admittedly, the petitioners have invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without even preferring any representation to the competent authority for the redressal of their grievances raised in the writ petition. 4. Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be preferring representations within two weeks from today. In case such representations are so made, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within a period of six weeks thereafter. The order so passed shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. (Sushil Kukreja) Judge December 23, 2025(yogesh)