IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2180 of 2024 Decided on: 22nd May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhupender Paul and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Bhupinder Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Even though reply has not been filed by the respondents, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “(i) That the respondent state may kindly be directed to grant higher grade pay scale to all the petitioners as is being paid to all the para teacher Lecturers (School Cadre) who are teaching 10+1 and 10+2 classes like the petitioners in Government Senior Secondary School in the State of Himachal Pradesh from the date the same fell due to the petitioners alongwith interest @ 12% per annum. (ii) That this Hon’ble court may be pleased to direct the respondent State to pay to the petitioners same 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 honorarium as was being paid to the para teacher Lecturer (School Cadre) in view of judgment passed by this Hon’ble High Court in CWP-T No.2114 of 2008 titled Mukesh Minhas & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Anr in the interest of justice.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respective cases of the petitioners and the reliefs prayed for by them are squarely covered in terms of the decision rendered in Mukesh Manhas & others Versus State of H.P. & another2. Learned counsel also submits that the representation dated 21.12.2023 (Annexure P-8) preferred by the petitioners for claiming the above reliefs is pending consideration with respondent No.2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Deputy 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 with a direction to respondent No.2/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioners dated 21.12.2023 (Annexure P-8) in accordance with law as well as taking 2 CWP-T No.2114 of 2008, decided on 03.11.2010 3 into consideration the above judgment in the case of Mukesh Manhas2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 22, 2025 Judge Mukesh