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2025 DAILYLAW 9629 (HP)

RAM CHARAN v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS

CWP/5812/2025 · 2025-04-10

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos. 5442 and 5812/2025 Decided on: 10.04.2025 1. CWP No. 5442/2025 Nisha Kumari …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. 2. CWP No. 5812/2025 Ram Charan …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners Mr. Anshul Jairath, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. These writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost common substantive reliefs. Relief clause herein is extracted from CWP No. 5442/2025:- 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 “(i) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus, order or directions directing the Respondents to regularize the services of the Petitioner w.e.f. the date when the Petitioner have completed her two years' service on contract basis i.e. from the date the Regularization Policy was liberalized, along with all consequential benefits, including the benefit of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 2022 and the petitioner be accorded the benefit of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 2022 after taking into account the services rendered by them on contract basis as having been appointed prior to 03.01.2022, as has been approved by the Cabinet on 14.10.2022. ii) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondents to extend the benefits of the Notifications dated 03.01.2022 & 06.09.2022 and Grant Higher Stage of Pay in the Concerned Level of Pay Matrix i.e. Rs. 30500/- as per Notification dated 06.09.2022 and fix her pay from due date i.e. after completion two years of regular service with all consequential benefits including the arrears along with interest @ 9%.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that the issue involved and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners have already been adjudicated in Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of H.P. and others2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content, if the cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment within a time bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 22 CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024 3 4. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, these petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioner(s). Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 10th April, 2025(rohit)