SATISH KUMAR v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Bench: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTSNA REWAL DUA
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Case summary
High Court of Himachal Pradesh judgment dated 2025-10-16. SATISH KUMAR v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 16212 of 2025 th Decided on: 16 October, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satish Kumar ….. Petitioner Versus State of H. P. and others ..... Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Pranav Kaushal, Advocate vice Mr. A. K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y. P. S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y. P. S. Dhaulta, 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 is serving in the respondent-I&PH Department and has prayed for direction to the respondents to grant him work charge status from the date Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. he completed eight years of service with all incidental benefits. 4. Learned vice counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the issue involved in the writ petition and the relief prayed for by the petitioner are now covered by the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & 2 Anr. . The respondent-Department was also the appellant before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in some of the connected matters. Learned vice counsel further submits that the petitioner would be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to examine his case in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 5.
Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the case of the 2 petitioner in accordance with law laid down in Surajmani and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within six weeks from today. Copy of the order so passed, be also communicated to the petitioner. Civil Appeal No. 1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected civil appeals on 06. 02. 2025 The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua October 16, 2025 Judge Mukesh
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