IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.11885 of 2025 Date of Decision: 03.12.2025 __________________________________________________________ Sh. Ankush Banyal and Another …….Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Others ….Respondents __________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Onkar Jairath and Mr. Piyush Mehta, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for State. Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Sohail Khan, Advocate, for respondents No.3 to 5. Mr. Aradhya Sood, Advocate, with respondents No.6 & 7. Mr. Dilip Sharma, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.8 & 9. Mr. Amit Kumar Dhumal and Ms. Parul Negi, Advocates, for the applicants/proposed respondents in CMP No.29337 of 2025 in CWP No.11885 of 2025. __________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral): Learned counsel representing the petitioner fairly states that on account of amendment in the Recruitment and Promotion Rules for the post of Associate Professor (Engineering and Applied Sciences & Humanities) Group-A, by repealing the existing Rules in the Department of Technical Education, as have been further approved by the Council of 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Ministers on 24.11.2025, he has instructions to withdraw the present petition, as not pressed. Ordered accordingly. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge December 03, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)