IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 15953 of 2026. Decided on : 14 th September , 2026 Krishan Chand ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Abhishek Thakur, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 to 4. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Notice. Ms. Seema Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Abhishek Thakur, learned counsel appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2 to 4, respectively. 2. In view of the grievance of the petitioner and the nature of order being passed hereinafter, there is no necessity to call for reply from the respondents. Matter has accordingly been heard at this stage. 3. Petitioner’s grievance is that in terms of office memorandums issued on 09.02.2022, 27.04.2023, 02.03.2024, 16.10.2024 and 15.10.2025, arrears on account of Dearness Allowance (DA) are admissible to him w.e.f. 01.07.2021, yet these have not been released to him. Petitioner seek 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 release of DA arrears w.e.f. 01.07.2021. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted representations at Annexure P- 19 to the competent authorities for the redressal of his grievances, however, the same has not been decided till date. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to decide the aforesaid representation in accordance with law within a fixed time schedule. Learned counsel for the respondents are not averse to this prayer. 4. Keeping in view the grievance of the petitioner, which is based upon respondents’ office memorandums dated 09.02.2022, 27.04.2023, 02.03.2024, 16.10.2024, 15.10.2025 the fact that petitioner’s representations dated 17.08.2026 (Annexure P-19) is pending in that regard and having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the matters on merits, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation seeking release of five pending installments of Dearness Allowance and DA arrears statedly due to the petitioner w.e.f. 01.07.2021 in accordance with law keeping in view the aforesaid office memorandums, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. In case the 3 Dearness Allowance and five instalments of DA arrears are admissible to the petitioner, as claimed by him, the same be also released within the aforesaid period. 5. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 14th September, 2026. (jai)