IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6468 of 2025 Decided on: 22nd May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhajan Lal …..Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Ms. Shivangi, Advocate vice Mr. Vikas Rajput, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. The writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “a) Those respondents may kindly be directed to give same pay to petitioner which was received by him last time 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 before taking over of his service, from initial date of takeover, with consequential revision of scale thereafter. b) That in other words the pay of the petitioner may kindly be protected in which he was working at the time of takeover from the date of takeover of his services, with all consequential benefits like further revision, arrears etc., and their previous services may be counted for all purposes like increment, pension, seniority etc.” 4. Learned vice counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a representation to respondent No.2 on 15.01.2025 (Annexure P-7) for claiming the above reliefs. Learned vice counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 5. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner dated 15.01.2025 (Annexure P-7) in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. 3 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