2026:HHC:19249 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 9467 of 2023 Decided on: 22.05.2026 Sh. Roop Lal … Petitioner Versus Union of India and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. Ram Gopal Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Lokender Paul Thakur, Senior Panel Counsel. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has inter alia prayed for the following reliefs:- “1) A writ of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to release and grant one annual increment which the petitioner earned on the last day of his service for the period July, 2009 to June, 2010 rendering his services preceding one year from the date of retirement on dated 30.6.2010 with good behaviour and efficiently and simultaneously, the petitioner may also be released/granted MACP benefits with interest w.e.f. 1.1.2006 to the year, 2008 with all consequential benefits along with upto date arrears and his P.P.O. may kindly be amended accordingly. 2) A Writ of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to produce the entire record of the petitioner, who has retired from service on 30.06.2010.” 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:19249 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Hon’ble Coordinate Bench of this Court has been pleased to allow a petition involving the same and similar issue i.e. CWP No. 9473 of 2023, titled as Parma Nand vs. Union of India and others, decided on 01.01.2026 and interest of justice would be served, in case, this petition is disposed of by observing that the directions passed therein shall mutatis mutandi be read to have been passed in this petition also. 3. As this fact could not be disputed on behalf of the respondents that the issue raised in this petition is same and similar to that decided in CWP No. 9473 of 2023 (supra) by Hon’ble Coordinate Bench, this petition is disposed of by observing that the directions passed by Hon’ble Coordinate Bench in abovementioned case, i.e., CWP No. 9473 of 2023, titled as Parma Nand vs. Union of India and others, decided on 01.01.2026, shall mutatis mutandi apply in the present case and shall be deemed to have been passed in this case also. Meaning thereby that the petitioner shall be entitled to all the benefits which stand granted to the petitioner in CWP No. 9473 of 2023 (sypra). Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge May 22, 2026 (narender)