2025:HHC:21759 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Civil Writ Petition No.965 of 2024 Date of Decision: 08.07.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Sh. Somesh Dogra ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Others …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for following reliefs: “i) That this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or directing quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 27.02.2023 (P-5), whereby the case of the Petitioner has been rejected in an illegal and arbitrary manner, being patently illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional besides the same being in violation to the settled law of the land. ii) That this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondents to accept the request of the Petitioner for re- fixation of pay with 15% factor in terms of Notification dated 10.02.2022 and his arrears be calculate accordingly 2025:HHC:21759 2 and the Respondents be further directed to release the arrears of the Petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment dated 24.04.2025 passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.1558 of 2024, titled Satish Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and Others. 3. Having perused the averments contained in the petition, especially relief clause, vis-à-vis judgment dated 24.04.2025 passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Satish Kumar case (supra), this Court finds that case of the petitioner is identical to the aforesaid case decided by Coordinate Bench of this Court. Vide aforesaid judgment, this Court has already dealt with all the points raised in the instant petition and as such, respondents can be directed to decide the case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment rendered by this Court. 4. Consequently, In view of the above, the directions contained in the aforesaid judgment rendered by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Satish Kumar case (supra) are ordered to be made mutatis mutandis applicable in the present case for all intents and purposes. In the aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any July 08, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), Rajeev Raturi Judge