IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA COPC No.1349 of 2025 Decided on 15th December, 2025 Desh Raj …Petitioner Versus Madhu Chaudhary …Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr. Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Janesh Mahajan, Advocate. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Issue notice. Mr. Janesh Mahajan, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. Learned counsel for the respondent has handed over instructions dated 15.11.2025 and by placing reliance thereupon he informs the Court that the co- terminus service rendered by the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment w.e.f. 16.07.20007 to 10.07.2018 has been ordered to be counted as qualifying service for the purpose of granting the benefit of pension under the Old Pension Scheme. 2 2. In the light of this development, these proceedings are closed with the direction that let arrears due to the petitioner be released within three months from today and enhanced regular pension be paid from the month of January, 2026. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge December 15, 2025 (Vinod)