IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No.15808 of 2026 aong with CWP No. 15809, 15810, 15812, 15813, 15814, 15815, 15816, 15817 and 15818 of 2026. Decided on : 14 th September , 2026 1. CWP No. 15808 of 2026. Gagan Chand ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 2. CWP No. 15809 of 2026. Narayan Singh ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 3. CWP No. 15810 of 2026. Satish Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 4. CWP No. 15812 of 2026. Ashok Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 5. CWP No. 15813 of 2026. Om Prakash ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 6. CWP No. 15814 of 2026. Jeewa Lal ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 7. CWP No. 15815 of 2026. Desh Raj ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 2 8. CWP No. 15816 of 2026. Sh. Shakti Chand ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 9. CWP No. 15817 of 2026. Goverdhan Dass ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 10. CWP No. 15818 of 2026. Amar Nath ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Radhey Shayam Gautam, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Petitioners take exception to the impugned order(s) dated 14.08.2026 passed by respondent No. 2, rejecting their case for grant of pension by counting the service rendered by them on contract basis as Fireman towards qualifying service under CCS Pension Rules, 1972, for grant of pension, annual increments, gratuity and leave encashment, etc. The impugned order has been passed primarily on the basis of Himachal 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 3 Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024. 2. At this stage, learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record separate office instructions dated 14.09.2026 from respondent No.2 conveying that respective cases of the petitioners shall be examined afresh in accordance with law and keeping in view the decision rendered in Devinder Kumar & Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr2,. 3. 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, impugned rejection order(s) dated 14.08.2026 (Annexure P-4 in all petitions) are quashed and set aside. The respondents are directed to re-consider the case(s) 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 grievance, if any, 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 4 at an appropriate stage, in case, necessity so arises, in future. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 14th September, 2026. (jai)