IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.15015 of 2026 Decided on: 2nd September, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashish Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Aditya Singh Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to count their contract services for the purposes of promotion, seniority, increments and pensionary benefits. 3. It is an admitted position that the “Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024” has been quashed and 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 set aside in Devinder Kumar & Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr2. It is also a matter of record that State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. Vs. Devinder Kumar & Ors.3 instituted by the State of Himachal Pradesh against the aforementioned judgment, has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Apex Court on 29.07.2026. While dismissing the appeal, the Hon’ble Apex Court granted four months’ time to the State Government to do the needful in terms of the judgment. 4. In view of above, the present writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the respective cases of the petitioners for the grant of relief prayed for by them in accordance with the time-line indicated by the Hon’ble Apex Court. The petitioners are at liberty to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of their surviving grievances, if any, at an appropriate stage, in case necessity so arises in future. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 02, 2026 Judge Mukesh 2 CWP No. 3361 of 2025 decided alonwith connected matters on 25.04.2026 3 Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 24885/2026 decided on 29.07.2026