2026:HHC:24846 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 16883 of 2025 Decided on: 24.06.2026 Dr. Ankur Sharma …….Petitioner Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner : M/s Chandranarayan Singh and Anshul Gandhi, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has, inter alia, prayed for the following reliefs:- “i) Issue a writ of Certiorari, Mandamus or other appropriate writ Order or direction quashing the Order/letter dated 17.09.2025 (Annexure P-20) issued by Respondent no.1, being unlawful, arbitrary, discriminatory, qua the Petitioner, for all intents and purposes. ii) Issue a writ of Certiorari, Mandamus or other appropriate writ Order or direction, directing the Respondents to pay the revised pay-stipend @ of Rs.1,00,000/- per month in favour of the Petitioner, on the post of Senior Resident (Direct)(Dentistry) in the Department of Dentistry at Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College Chamba District Chamba, 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:24846 Himachal Pradesh, from the due date i.e. 10.04.2025, along with arrears within a time bound manner, for all intents and purposes. iii) Issue a writ of Certiorari, Mandamus or other appropriate writ Order or direction directing the Respondent no.3 to consider the case of the Petitioner for service benefits w.r.t. the Winter as well as Summer vacation roster as is being granted to other Sr. Residents/Tutors specialist in the College, without any discrimination. iv) Issue a writ of Certiorari, Mandamus or other appropriate writ Order or direction, directing the Respondents to refund the amount recovered from the petitioner, during the pendency of the CWP with 12%.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue raised in this petition is no more res integra and stands decided by this Court on 12.05.2026, in terms of CWP No. 15274 of 2025, titled as Mrs. Madhuri vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh and others. 3. In light of the fact that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the judgment passed by this Court in CWP No. 15274 of 2025, titled as Mrs. Madhuri vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh and others (supra), this petition is disposed of by quashing order dated 17.09.2025 (Annexure P-20), and by holding the act of 3 2026:HHC:24846 the respondents of not paying to the petitioner the revised stipend as from the date of issuance of notice/notification dated 10.04.2025 to be bad in law, with further direction to the respondents to pay revised stipend for the petitioner for the post of Senior Resident (direct)(Dentistry) w.e.f. 10.04.2025 onwards. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge June 24, 2026 (narender)