Ram Gopal and others vs. State of H.P. and others CWP No. 1340 of 2025 20.01.2025 Present: Mr. Naresh Kaul, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Harinder Rawat, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Thakur and Mr. Manish Thakur, Deputy Advocates General, for the respondents/State. CWP No. 1340 of 2025. Notice. Mr. Harinder Rawat, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents and seeks time to file reply. Reply be filed within four weeks. List thereafter. CMP No. 1758 of 2025 The applicants initially joined as Junior Basic Teachers. Subsequent thereto, they were appointed as Head Teachers. Vide Annexures P-5 and P-6 benefits of FR-22(I)(a)(i) have been denied to the applicants, in the case at hand. Learned counsel on behalf of the applicants submits that on the post of a Head Teacher, responsibilities are higher than that of Junior Basic Teacher. In view thereof, he placed reliance upon the judgment dated 05.05.2008, passed in CWP No.124 of 2001, titled State of HP Vs. Ram Das Kaundal and judgment dated 24.07.2010, passed in CWP No.1122 of 2010, titled Narinder Singh Chauhan Vs. State of HP & Ors. In view of the law laid down therein, impugned order dated 20.04.2022 (Annexure P-5) and letter dated 25.06.2024 (Annexure P-6), are stayed during the pendency of the present petition. Application stands disposed of. CMP No. 1759 of 2025 The applicants-petitioners are exempted from filing the relevant typed copy of Annexures P-1 and P-3 in question annexed with the petition, at this stage, subject to filing of the same within seven days, as and when directed to do so. The applications stand disposed of. (Bipin C. Negi) Vacation Judge January 20, 2025 tarun