IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 19820/2025 Decided on: 29.12.2025 Kundan Lal …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Rajat Choudhary, Assistant Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.4. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J The grievance of the petitioner was noticed as under in the order passed in this writ petition on 17.12.2025: - “Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. T.R.Sharma, learned counsel, accept service of notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3 and respondent No.4, respectively. Petitioner’s grievance is to the order dated 27.10.2205, passed by respondent No.2, declining his case for grant of pension. After hearing the matter for some time, learned Additional Advocate General, on the basis of instructions imparted to him, submitted that respondents shall place on record fresh 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? consideration order in accordance with law. At his request, list the matter on 29.12.2025.” Pursuant to above, learned Assistant Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 29.12.2025 from the Director Ayush Himachal Pradesh conveying issuing of fresh consideration order in petitioner’s case on 17.12.2025. The said consideration order has also been appended with the office instructions, in terms whereof, the petitioner has been held entitled to pension with effect from 01.04.2023 by applying the decision rendered in Sunder Singh Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 in his favour. 2. Learned Assistant Advocate General for respondents No.1 to 3 as also learned counsel for respondent No.4 submit that consequential action based upon the aforesaid consideration order shall be taken by the respondents within six weeks. 3. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of, with a direction to the respondents to carry out the consequential action within the aforesaid period, as assured by the learned counsel for the respondents. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 29th December, 2025 (rohit) 2Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017, decided on 08.03.2018