Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Teachers Welfare Association Vs. State of H.P. and Ors. Item No. D-16 CMP(M) No. 495 of 2026 21.04.2026 Present: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate, for the applicant. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 3/State. CMP(M) No. 495 of 2026 Keeping in view the averments made in the application, duly supported by the affidavit of the official, delay of 112 days in filing the appeal is condoned. The application stands disposed of. Appeal be registered. LPA No. of 2026 Learned counsel for the appellant prays for time to go through the judgment in CWP No. 451 of 2019 alongwith connected matters, with regard to the issues framed by the learned Single Judge, as to whether there exists a right to claim a particular scale of pay on the basis of the grant of such pay scale to similarly situated employees in the State of Punjab. To come up on 03.06.2026. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin C. Negi) 21st April, 2026 Judge (sushma)