2026:HHC:5086 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16845 of 2025 Decided on: 02.03.2026 Shonku … Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 ____________________________________________________ _ For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Atharv Sharma, Advocate For the respondents: Mr. Rajpal Thakur, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) By way of this petition, the petitioner has, inter alia, prayed for the following reliefs:- “(i) That the impugned action of the respondents in not regularizing his services from due date may very kindly be quashed and set aside; (ii) That the respondents may very kindly be directed to regularize the services of the petitioner/charging the services of the petitioner to work on and w.e.f. 01.04.2011, the date when the petitioner completed eight years of continuous service with 240 days in each calendar year as from the notification issued by the Government of Himachal Pradesh at the relevant time with further directions to the respondents to accordingly only fix the pay of the petitioner after giving him the benefit of increments ACPS, revision of pay scale, seniority etc. and arrears may very kindly be ordered to be paid to the petitioner alongwith interest @ 9% per annum.” 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:5086 2. Though, reply to the petition has not been filed, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in light of the fact that now the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has decided the case titled The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr, interest of justice would be served in case this petition is disposed of with the direction to the Authorities concerned to consider the case of the petitioner in light of the adjudication made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Surajmani’s case (supra) and do the needful expeditiously. 3. The petition, as prayed for, is disposed of with the direction that let the case of the petitioner be considered by the Authorities concerned in light of the judgment in Surajmani’s case, as modified by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and needful be done within six weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge March 02, 2026 (Rishi)