IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16962 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 30th September, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.16962 of 2026 Amit Chauhan and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.16964 of 2026 Harish Bhushan and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.16965 of 2026 Manorma Devi and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.16967 of 2026 Upasna Kumari and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 For the Petitioners: Mr. Ajay Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek direction to the respondents to release due and admissible arrears of revised Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.07.2021 (sic 01.07.2022) alongwith interest. Additionally, petitioners also seek direction to the respondents to extend them the benefit of office memorandum dated 10.10.2024. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case they are permitted to make a comprehensive representation(s) to the respondents/competent authority for the redressal of their grievances and the said authority is directed to decide the same in accordance with law within a time bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ 3 petitions are disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to represent to the respondents/competent authority seeking redressal of their grievances raised in the writ petitions. In case such a representation(s) is so made within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks thereafter. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 30, 2026 Judge Mukesh