2026:HHC:17923 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 5684 of 2023 Decided on: 18.05.2026 Rosin and Turpentine Factory workers Union …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. through the Principal Secretary (Forests) and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, Additional Advocate General for respondents No. 1 and 4. : Mr. Vijay Kumar Arora, Senior Advocate with Mr. Hitansh Raj, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) By way of this writ petition, the petitioner-Union has inter alia prayed for the following relief:- “That the respondents may be ordered to be implement the proposal dated 28.07.2021 and re-fix the pay of the members of the petitioner-union and may also be ordered to remove the pay anomalies and grant the pay scales as per the said proposal with al financial benefits.” 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner by referring to the reply filed by the respondent-Forest Corporation as well as the Principal Secretary (Finance), submitted that as per respondent- 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:17923 Corporation, a proposal was sent for examination and approval by the Forest Corporation to the Finance Department as financial implications are involved. Thereafter, learned Counsel by referring to the reply filed by respondent No. 4 submitted that the Principal Secretary (Finance) has taken the stand that the issue of removing alleged pay anomalies is already under active examination of the government and the respondent-Corporation’s Service Committee/ Board of Directors, in consultation with the Finance Department. 3. In light of the fact that the issue raised by the petitioner is hanging fire on account of no decision being taken upon it by the Authorities concerned, without making any observation on the merits of the issue, this petition is disposed of with the direction that the Authorities concerned shall positively take a decision in the matter within two months from today and intimate the same to the petitioner-Union. The petition stands disposed of in above terms. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge May 18, 2026 (narender)