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2025 DAILYLAW 6004 (HP)

KAPIL DEV v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS

CWP/4354/2025 · 2025-03-26

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos. 4400/2025 a/w connected matters Decided on: 26.03.2025 1. CWP No. 4400/2025 Rajeev Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 2. CWP No. 4402/2025 Pritam Chand …Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 3. CWP No. 4352/2025 Vishal Choudhary …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 4. CWP No. 4354/2025 Kapil Dev …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 5. CWP No. 4396/2025 Krishan Chand …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 6. CWP No. 4398/2025 Kulvinder Kamal …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 2 ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners Mr. Desh Raj Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost common substantive reliefs. Relief clause herein is extracted from CWP No. 4400/2025:- “a. Appropriate writ or direction to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner 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 petitioner at higher pay stage at Rupees 37,600/- from the date of completion of 2 years regular service in terms of notification dated 06.09.2022 with 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 petitioners submits that the issue involved and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners have already been adjudicated in Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 3 H.P. and others2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content, if the cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment within a time bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, these petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 26th March, 2025(rohit) 22 CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024