IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.20024 of 2025 Decided on: 19th December, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balak Ram …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, 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. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 3. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “i. That the respondent may be ordered to process case of the petitioner for pension by counting his entire service from the date he was appointed on contractual basis by the Institution Management Committee in the year 2013 and the entire service, again said, be counted for the purpose of pension and the petitioner may be ordered to be paid pension from the due date with all benefits incidental thereof.” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that case of the petitioner and reliefs prayed for have been adjudicated upon in Lalit Sen Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.2. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content if the case of the petitioner is considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to this prayer. 5. 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 petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of 2 CWP No.10783 of 2024, decided on 07.10.2025 3 copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall 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 19, 2025 Judge Mukesh