POOJA SHARMA AND OTHERS 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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High Court of Himachal Pradesh judgment dated 2024-12-26. POOJA SHARMA AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details on...
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 16088 of 2024 Date of decision: 26. 12. 2024 Pooja Sharma & Ors. ... Petitioners. Versus State of H. P. & Ors. ... Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Amandeep Sharma & Mr. Dalip K. Sharma, Additional Advocates General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Amandeep Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This petition has been filed for grant of following reliefs: - “(i) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus, order or directions directing the Respondents to regularize the services of the Petitioners w. e. f. the date when the Petitioners have completed their two years' service on contract basis i. e.
from the date the Regularization Policy was liberalized, along with all consequential benefits, including the benefit of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 2022 and the petitioners be accorded the benefit of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised pay) Rules, 2022 after taking 1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes -2- into account the services rendered by them on contract basis as having been appointed prior to 03. 01. 2022, as has been approved by the Cabinet on 14. 10. 2022. (ii) That this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue the Writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondents to extend the benefits of the Notifications dated 03. 01. 2022 & 06. 09. 2022 and Grant Higher Stage of Pay in the Concerned Level of Pay Matrix i. e. Rs. 41600/- as per Notification dated 06. 09. 2022 and fix their pay from due date i. e.
after completion two years of regular service with all consequential benefits including the arrears along with interest @ 9%. ” Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted issue involved and the relief prayed for by the petitioners has already been adjudicated Mohit Sharma and 1 Anr. Vs. State of H. P. and Others . Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the case of the petitioners is considered by the respondents in the aforesaid judgment within a time bound Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, this petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29. 11. 2024. -3- appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua th 26 December, 2024 Judge (Pardeep)
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