IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 7614/2024 Decided on: 12.12.2025 1. CWP No. 7614/2024 Som Krishan & Ors. …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 2. CWP No. 7618/2024 Uma Shankar Sharma & Ors. …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 3. CWP No. 7830/2024 Sunita Devi & Ors. …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 4. CWP No. 7844/2024 Sanjay Kumar & Ors. …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 5. CWP No. 8276/2024 Amit Kumar & Ors. …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 6. CWP No. 8362/2024 Rajeev Sharma & Ors. …Petitioners Versus 2 State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners: Mr. Yogesh Chandel, Advocate, in all the petitions. For the respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Even though reply has not been filed by the respondents, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost common substantive reliefs. Relief clause herein is extracted from CWP No. 7614/2024: - “(i) That the writ in the nature of certiorari may kindly be issued to quash and set aside the notification dated 12-01-2022 i.e. Annexure P-5 as far as it provide the revised emoluments of contract employees @ 60% of minimum of pay scale (at the lowest grade, in the regular pay scale), extended to regular employees holding the same post. ii) That the writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued to the respondents by directing to pay the revised emoluments for contract period of the petitioners @ minimum of pay scale (at the lowest grade, in the regular pay scale), extended to regular employees holding the same post of TGT w.e.f. 01-01-2016 till their regularization of service along with 3% annual hike. The 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 3 arrears with interests at market rate on delay payment, on account of revision @ minimum of pay scale (at the lowest grade, in the regular pay scale), extended to regular employees holding the same post w.e.f. 01-01-2016, shall also be paid to the petitioners for service rendered in the department on contract basis till regularization of service in the department.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that cases of the petitioner(s), issue raised by petitioner(s) and the reliefs claimed herein have already been adjudicated upon in Yashwant Kumar and others versus State of H.P. and others.2 Learned counsel further submits that petitioner(s) would be satisfied in case the respondents/competent authority is directed to consider the cases of the petitioner(s) in light of the aforesaid decision. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. Learned Additional Advocate General, however, submits that the decision in Yashwant Kumar2 has been assailed by the respondents in State of H.P. versus Chunni Lal3 and the same is yet pending adjudication, therefore, the respondents be permitted to decide the case of the petitioner within one month after the decision of LPA i.e. State of H.P versus Chunni Lal3 4. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner(s) to prefer their respective representations to respondent No.3/Competent Authority, within three 2 CWP NO. 8148/2022 decided on 21.03.2024 a/w connected matters 3 LPA No. 205/2025 4 weeks from today for redressal of their grievances raised in this writ petition with further direction to respondents No.3/Competent Authority to decide the aforesaid representations within one month from the date of decision of the State of H.P versus Chunni Lal.3 The decision so arrived at shall be also communicated to the petitioner(s). Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 12th December, 2025(rohit)