IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 17126 of 2026. Decided on : 1 st October, 2026 Banita Kumari ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Pawanish Shukla and Mr. Abhay Kaushal, Advocates. For the respondents: Mr. L. N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Notice. Ms. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. Petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to count her contract services for the purpose of annual increments, seniority, promotion and all other consequential benefits. She seeks applicability of the decision rendered in Taj Mohammad and others Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others2. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 CWP No.2004 of 2017 decided alongwith connected matter on 03.08.2023. 2 It is an admitted position that the “Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024” has been quashed and set aside in Devinder Kumar & Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr3. It is also a matter of record that State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. Vs. Devinder Kumar & Ors.4 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 petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for the grant of relief prayed for by her, in accordance with the time-line indicated by the Hon’ble Apex Court. The petitioner is at liberty to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of her surviving grievances, if any, 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 1st October, 2026. (jai) 3 CWP No. 3361 of 2025 decided alonwith connected matters on 25.04.2026 4 Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 24885/2026 decided on 29.07.2026