2025:HHC:13749 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4309 of 2025 Date of Decision: 13.05.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Champa Gupta ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Munish Datwalia, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents-State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following main reliefs: “(i) That the Honble court may kindly direct the respondents to extended the benefit of Judgment dated 7-7-2023 passed in CWP NO 2500/2021 in favour of petitioners. (ii) That your lordship may further graciously be pleased to issue the writ in nature of mandamus directing the respondents to fix the pay of the petitioner with additional promotional increment on account of promotion to HT w.e.f 1.10.2012 with all consequential benefits as has done with the incumbents promoted to the post of head teachers after 1.10.2012 with all consequential benefits@ 9%.” 2. Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that petitioner would be content and satisfied in case her case is considered and decided in the light of judgment passed by Coordinate Bench this Court in CWP No. 2500 of 2021 titled Ranjit Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. 3. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. B.C.Verma, learned Additional Advocate General, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and representation, if any, filed by the petitioner shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 3. Consequently, in view of the aforesaid fair stand adopted by learned Additional Advocate General, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file representation before the competent authority within a period of three weeks for redressal of her grievances as have been raised in the instant petition, which in turn, shall be decided by the competent authority expeditiously within a period of six weeks in light of aforesaid judgment. Ordered accordingly. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass speaking order thereafter. Applications, if any, stand disposed of. May 13, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2