IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.9912 of 2025 Decided on: 26th June, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Gurpreet Kaur & Ors ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. R.LChaudhary, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S Dhaulta, 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: - “(i) That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent department to treat the petitioners as contractual Punjabi Language Teachers from their initial date(s) of appointment i.e. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - 2010, 2011 & 2012 in terms of Recruitment & der to Promotion Rules, 2007, 2007, dated 09.10.2007 (Annexure P-2) with all consequential benefits. (ii) That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent department to regularise the services of the petitioners as per regularisation policy dated 17.08.2012 (Annexure P-6) from the due date i.e. year 2016, 2017 & 2018 respectively with all consequential benefits. (iii) That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent department to grant seniority to the petitioners as contract teachers from the initial date(s) of their engagement in the department i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the said seniority may kindly be counted for the sake of increment, retiral benefits and pension etc.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content, in case, respondents are directed to consider and decide the representation dated 11.06.2024 (Annexure P-14) preferred by the petitioners in light of the law laid down in Om Parkash Vs. State of H.P. & Ors2, Priya Guleria & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.3 and Abida Parveen & Anr. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors4, in a time 2 CWP No. 7602/2010 a/w connected matters decided on 02.05.2012 3 CWP No. 10729/2023 decided on 03.01.2024 4 CWP No. 2045/2019 decided on 20.10.2021 - 3 - bound manner. Learned Deputy Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 3. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioners, in accordance with law and in terms of aforesaid decisions, within eight weeks from today. The order so passed be communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge June 26, 2025 R.Atal