Raghubir Singh vs State Of H.P & Ors

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.1259/2023 Date of Decision: 26th July, 2023.

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      Raghubir Singh                                              .....Petitioner.
                                          Versus

      State of H.P & Ors.                                         .....Respondents.





      Coram

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Vijay Bir Singh, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge The petitioner has filed the writ petition for grant of following substantive relief:-

"i. That this Civil Writ Petition may kindly be allowed and the respondents may very kindly be directed to regularize the services of the petitioner w.e.f. 2005 instead of 2007 respectively by applying the ratio of the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble High Court of Himachal Pradesh in Rakesh Kumar's case with all consequential benefits of increments, Pay, seniority, arrears etc. along with an interest @ 12% per annum in the interest of law and justice.

ii. That the respondents may kindly be directed to grant all consequential benefits treating the applicant as regular Beldar w.e.f. 2005."

2. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case of the petitioner and the reliefs prayed for by him are covered by judgment dated 12.01.2023, rendered by this Court in LPA No.165 of 2021 (State of HP and others Versus Surajmani and another) alongwith connected matters. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content in case a direction 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

is issued to the respondents/competent authority to consider the case of the petitioner for redressal of his grievances pointed out in the instant .

petition in light of the aforesaid decision within a time bound manner.

This is acceptable to the opposite side.

In view of the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner by passing appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from today. While deciding the matter, the aforesaid judgment in Surajmani's case, supra, be kept in view. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner.

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of.

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