IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 302 of 2023 Decided on: 18.12.2025 _________________________________________________________________ Amita Devi and others ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ________________________________________________________________ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge This petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs: - “i). That writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction may kindly be issued for quashing the impugned action of the respondents whereby the petitioners have been denied the regularization on completion required number of years services on contract basis being contrary, illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional besides the same being in violation of the settled law of the land, along with all consequential benefits. ii. That writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction may kindly be 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - issued and the Respondent may be directed to regularize the services of the Petitioners as GPVA on completion of required number of years services on contract basis in terms of regularization policy in the pay scale/level of veterinary pharmacist which they are already drawing on contract basis, along with all consequential benefits or in alternate the services of the petitioners be regularized as Veterinary Pharmacist along with all consequential benefits.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that case of the petitioners and the relief claimed by them are covered in terms of judgment rendered in Uttam Ram & others Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 . Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners would be content if the case of the petitioners is considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid decision in the case of Uttam Ram2 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt 2 CWP No.5267 of 2023, decided on 22.09.2025. - 3 - 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 rohit