IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Ex. Pet. No.10 of 2026 Decided on : 14.08.2026 Basant Kumar and Ors. ...Petitioners Versus State of HP and Ors. …Respondents. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners : Mr. Shivom Vashishta, Advocate. For the respondent(s) : Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate Genera. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral) Learned Dy. Advocate General has placed on record communication dated 01.07.2026. The same is taken on record. Perusal of the same would go on to show that the petitioners were appointed as JBT during the year 1997 and their contract services have been regularized w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and their case(s) had already been covered under Old Pension Scheme, as per the option exercised by them. 2. It is brought to our notice that the issue of increment is pending before the Apex Court. In similar 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes -2- circumstances, we had disposed of Execution Petition No.1152 of 2025, titled Deep Kumar Sharma and Ors. Vs. State of HP and Ors., a/w connected matters on 23.04.2026, with liberty reserved to the petitioners to file an application for revival of the execution petitions, after the decision of the Apex Court on the issue of increment. 3. Accordingly, the present execution petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms and so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin Chander Negi) Judge 14th August, 2026 (Gaurav Rawat)