IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.2642 and 2692 of 2025 Decided on: 27th February, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 2642 of 2025 Govind Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 2692 of 2025 Mansa Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. A.K.Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents No. 1 to 3 in both the petitions. Mr. T.R.Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.4 in both the petitions. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N.Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. T.R.Sharma, learned Counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respondents No. 1 to 3 and respondent No.4 in both the petitions. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for grant of following almost common relief, which has been extracted from CWP No. 2642 of 2025: - “ i) That the respondents may be ordered to pay pension to the petitioner as per the notification dated May 2023 issued by the Govt. of H.P. with all benefits incidental thereof.” 3. Admittedly, the petitioners have invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without even preferring any representation(s) to the competent authority for the redressal of their grievances raised in the writ petitions. 4. Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be preferring representation(s) within two weeks from today. In case such a representation(s) is/are so made, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within a - 3 - period of six weeks thereafter. The order so passed shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge February 27, 2025 R.Atal