IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8392 of 2024 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 17th December, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.8392 of 2024 Vipan Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.16498 of 2024 Anil Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.16512 of 2024 Radhika Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.16514 of 2024 Vandana Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 For the Petitioners: Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Even though reply has not been filed by the respondents, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost common substantive reliefs. Relief clause herein is extracted from CWP No.8392 of 2024: - “(i) That the writ in the nature of certiorari may kindly be issued to quash and set aside the notification dated 12-01-2022 i.e. Annexure P-5 as far as it provide the revised emoluments of contract employees @ 60% of minimum of pay scale (at the lowest grade, in the regular pay scale), extended to regular employees holding the same post. ii) That the writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued to the respondents by directing to pay the revised emoluments for contract period of the petitioners @ minimum of pay scale (at the lowest grade, in the regular pay scale), extended to regular employees holding the same post of TGT w.e.f. 01-01-2016 till their regularization of service along with 3% annual hike. The arrears with interests at market rate on delay payment, on account of revision @ minimum of pay scale (at the lowest grade, in the regular pay scale), extended to regular employees holding the same post w.e.f. 01-01-2016, shall also be paid to the petitioners for service rendered in the department on contract basis.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that respective cases of the petitioner(s), issue raised by them and the reliefs claimed herein have already been 3 adjudicated upon in Yashwant Kumar and others versus State of H.P. and others2 Learned counsel further submits that petitioner(s) would be satisfied in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider the respective cases of the petitioner(s) in light of the aforesaid decision. Learned Deputy Advocate General has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. Learned Deputy Advocate General, however, submits that the decision in Yashwant Kumar2 has been assailed by the respondents in State of H.P. versus Chunni Lal3 and the same is yet pending adjudication, therefore, the respondents be permitted to decide the cases of the petitioners within one month after the decision of LPA, i.e. State of H.P versus Chunni Lal3. 4. In view of the above, these writ petitions are disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioner(s) to prefer their respective representations to respondent No.3/ Competent Authority, within three weeks from today for redressal of their grievances raised in these writ petitions with further direction to the said authority to decide the aforesaid representations within one month from the date of decision of State of H.P. versus Chunni Lal3. The 2 CWP No.8148/2022, decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024 3 LPA No. 205/2025 4 decision so arrived at shall be also communicated to the petitioner(s). The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua December 17, 2025 Judge Mukesh