IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.4092 of 2025 and connected matters Decided on: 8th May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.4092 of 2025 Ankur Bhopal & Ors ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No.4094 of 2025 Ranjana Gupta & Ors ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No.4098 of 2025 Balwant Singh Chauhan & Ors ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Ms. Anchal Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Adarsh K.Vashista Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma and Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocates General. 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, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in all the petitioner. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost common relief, which has been extracted from CWP No. 4092 of 2025:- “i) That the Respondents may very kindly be directed to grant the benefit of Assured Career progression Scheme in favour of the petitioner by ignoring the effect of enhancement allowed on account of implementation of 5th CPC and the due and admissible financial up gradation/enhancement falling due in favour of the petitioners w.e.f. 01.10.2012, may kindly be allowed in favour of the petitioners along with interest and arrears, in the interest of justice.” 3. According to the petitioners, the legal issue involved in the cases has already been adjudicated upon. The grievance of the petitioners is that their respective representations dated 28.01.2025, 10.02.2025 and 18.10.2024 (Annexure P-7), have still not been decided by the respondents/competent authority. 4. Once the legal principle involved in the - 3 - adjudication of present petition has already been decided, it is expected from the welfare State to consider and decide the representation of the aggrieved employee within a reasonable time and not to sit over the same indefinitely compelling the employee to come to the Court for redressal of his grievances. This is also the purport and object of the Litigation Policy of the State. Not taking decision on the representation for months together would not only give rise to unnecessary multiplication of the litigation, but would also bring in otherwise avoidable increase to the Court docket on unproductive government induced litigation. 5. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 8, 2025 R.Atal