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2026 DAILYLAW 21332 (HP)

POOJA DHAWAN AND OTHERS v. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS

EX.PT/118/2026 · 2026-09-01

Ranjan Sharma

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2026:HHC:37155 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Execution Petition (T) No.118 of 2026 In CWPOA No.292 of 2024 Decided on: 01.09.2026. ________________________________________________________ Pooja Dhawan & Others ...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting?. For the petitioners: Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Gautam Sood, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 & 2-State. Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Senior Advocate with Mr. Shubham Singh Guleria, Advocate, for respondent No.3-HPPSC. Ranjan Sharma, Judge [Oral] Heard. 2. Notice. Mr. Gautam Sood, Learned Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Shubham Singh Guliera, Advocate, accept and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 & 2 and respondent No.3, respectively. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2026:HHC:37155 - 2 - 3. Petitioner, Pooja Dhawan and five others have come up before this Court seeking execution and implementation of judgment dated 25.10.2024, passed by this Court in CWPOA No.292 of 2020 titled HP School Lecturer Association & Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., along with connected matters, with the plea that directions contained in paragraphs 18 (iv) & (v) have not been implemented by not extending the notional benefits from due date and actual monetary benefits from three years preceding the filing of the writ petition by the petitioners herein. It is submitted that in terms of judgment referred to above, though the benefit of deemed regular appointment from the date of initial contract contractual appointment stands accorded to the petitioner, but the actual monetary benefits in terms of paragraphs 18 (iv) & (v) have not been released to the petitioners. 4. With the consent of Learned Counsel for the parties, this Court disposes of the instant Petition, with direction to Respondents/Competent Authority to comply with the directions contained in Paras 18 (iv) & (v) of the judgment dated 25.10.2024 [Annexure E-1] within a period of six weeks from today. 2026:HHC:37155 - 3 - 5. Needless to say, that in case, benefits in terms of the judgment are not released to the petitioner, within six weeks from today, the petitioner shall have liberty to seek revival of the instant petition. In aforesaid terms, the instant Petition and all pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of, accordingly. (Ranjan Sharma) Judge September 01, 2026 [Shivender]