IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4500 of 2025 Decided on: 27th March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ranjeet Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Desh Raj Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “a. Appropriate writ or direction to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners with effect from 01.10.2021 in terms of the policy decision dated 28.12.2021 (Annexure P-3). b. Appropriate writ or direction to the respondents to fix the pay of the petitioners at higher pay stage at Rupees 31,200/- from the date of completion of 2 years regular service in terms of notification dated 06.09.2022 with 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 the further direction to release the arrears of salary with all consequential benefits along with interest @ 9% per annum on delayed payment.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner and the issue raised by him in the writ petition are squarely covered in terms of the recent decision rendered in Mohit Sharma & Anr. Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case he is permitted to prefer a comprehensive representation to the respondents/competent authority within a period of two weeks and thereafter the competent authority be directed to decide the said representation within a time bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of by permitting the petitioner to file a comprehensive representation to the respondents/ competent authority within a period of two weeks from today. In case such a representation is received by the respondents/competent authority within the aforesaid period, the same shall be considered and decided in 2 CWP No.1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024 3 accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Mohit Sharma2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also 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 March 27, 2025 Judge Mukesh