IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.6962 of 2025 and connected matters. Decided on: 18.12.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 6962 of 2025 Kamal Raj ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 7070 of 2025 Chaman Lal and Ors ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No. 8516 of 2025 Tapender Singh Kashyap ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Tarun K Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Sikander Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General. ________________________________________________________________ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Even though the respondents have not filed reply 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - to the writ petitions, however with consent of learned counsel for the parties, matters are heard at this stage. 2. These petitions have been filed for the grant of almost identical reliefs, which have been reproduced from CWP No. 6962 of 2025: - “i). That Your Lordships may further graciously be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing and setting aside the order 19.11.2024(Annexure P-3), wherein the respondents have illegally and arbitrary have rejected the case of petitioner for the grant of promotional increment to the post of Head Teacher. (ii) That Your Lordships may further graciously be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant the petitioners 3% promotional increment w.e.f. the date of their Promotion as Head Teacher, in view of the provisions of FR 22(1)(a)(1) of FRSR with all consequential benefits 9% P.A as has been laid down in case vide judgment date 07.07.2023 passed in CWP 2500/2021 titled as Ranjit Singh and Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh along with other connected matters, wherein it has been held that the Head Teachers are entitled for promotional increment in view of the provisions of FR 22(I)(a)(1) of FRSR..” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that cases of the petitioners and the reliefs claimed by them are covered in terms of judgment rendered in Surya Prabha - 3 - and others. Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2 Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment. Learned Deputy Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the respective cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid decision in the case of Surya Prabha2 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge December 18, 2025 R.Atal 2 CWP No.5390 of 2024, decided on 28.05.2025