IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 3282 of 2025 Decided on: 10th March, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Lajwanti ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms.Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General. ________________________________________________________________ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Leena Guleria, learned Deputy Advocate General, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The projected case of the petitioner is that she was appointed as Part Time Worker on 09.06.1997. Petitioner was conferred status of daily wager on 31.08.2012. Her services were regularized on 14.01.2013 as Class-IV employee. Petitioner superannuated at the age of 60 years on 30.04.02020. Having just about seven years of service in 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - her credit, which is short of requisite qualifying service petitioner has not been granted pension by the respondents. With the grievance and claim that daily wage status was required to be conferred upon the petitioner from a retrospective date, in order to claim pension, petitioner has instituted this writ petition with the following substantive reliefs: - “1. That the Petitioner may be held entitled to Pension from the date of retirement i.e 30.04.2020. 2. The Petitioner may be allowed full arrears. 3. That the Petitioner may be conferred the Daily wage/ Whole time contingent paid status in the with effect from 2007 strictly after 10 years from the year 1997 when she was appointed as Part timer...” 3. It is seen that the petitioner has not preferred any representation to the respondents/Competent Authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be content in case she is permitted to file representation to the respondents/Competent Authority for redressal of her grievances. Learned Deputy Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, this petition is disposed - 3 - by permitting the petitioner to file representation within two weeks in respect of her above grivances, which shall be decided by the respondents /Competent Authority, in accordance with law, within six weeks from the date of receipt of the same. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioner. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge March 10, 2025 R.Atal