IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.36 of 2026 Decided on: 5th January, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abhishek Boras …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Arvind Negi, Advocate. For the Respondents: 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. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. Petitioner’s grievance is that despite his name having been recommended on 05.09.2025 (Annexure P-7) by respondent No.4-the Deputy Commissioner, District Kinnaur at Reckong Peo to respondent No.3-the Director Land Records, Himachal Pradesh for conferment of higher pay scale, respondent No.3/competent authority has not taken final decision as yet. Learned counsel further submits 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 that the case of the petitioner for grant of relief claimed by him is otherwise squarely covered by the decision rendered in Mohit Sharma & Anr. Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to examine his case for the relief claimed for by him in light of the aforesaid decision within a fixed time 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 matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in Mohit Sharma2 by passing appropriate order, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at, shall also be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 05, 2026 Judge Mukesh 2 CWP No.1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024