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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.18884 of 2025
Decided on: 2nd December, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sushil Kumar
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3.
Mr. Ashwani Chawla, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhry, learned Assistant Advocate General and Mr. Ashwani Chawla, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 and respondent No.4, respectively.
2.
With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioner seeks regularization of his services on the strength of the decisions rendered in Rajinder Kumar Versus State of H.P. and another2 and Lekh Ram Versus
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 CWP No.2668 of 2019, decided on 23.12.2019
2 State of H.P. & Others3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a representation to the respondents on 12.10.2025 (Annexure P-8) in this regard. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be satisfied in case respondent No.3/competent authority is directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents are not averse to this prayer.
4.
Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner dated 12.10.2025 (Annexure P-8) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgments within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner.
The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua December 02, 2025
Judge Mukesh
3 CWP No.2298 of 2022, decided on 05.08.2025