YESH PAL 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 2024-12-23. YESH PAL v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 15914 of 2024 and connected matters rd Decided on: 23 December 2024 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 15914 of 2024 Dinesh Kumar and Anr. .... Petitioners Versus State of H. P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 15916 of 2024 Lokesh Sharma .... Petitioner Versus State of H. P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No. 15982 of 2024 Yesh Pal . .... Petitioner Versus State of H. P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 4. CWP No. 15986 of 2024 Arti & Ors . .... Petitioners Versus State of H. P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting? Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
- 2 - _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner(s): Mr. Onkar Jairath, 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 in all the petitions. 2. All these petitions have been filed for grant of following identical reliefs (prayers have been extracted from CWP No. 15914 of 2024): - “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 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 - 3 - Notifications dated 03. 01. 2022 & 06. 09. 2022 and Grant Higher Stage of Pay in the Concerned Level of Pay Matrix i. e. Rs. 31200/- 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%. ” 3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners have already been adjudicated Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. 2 State of H. P. and others . Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioners would be content if the respective cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment within a time bound schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 4. 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 respective cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass 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 CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29. 11. 2024. - 4 -the petitioners.
Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge December 23, 2024 R. Atal
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