Lalman vs State Of H.P. & Ors
2023 Latest Caselaw 11812 HP

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 5497/2023 Decided on: 18.07.2023

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     Lalman                                 ....Petitioner





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

............................................................................................. Coram The Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1

For the petitioner

For the respondents r :

: toMr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate.

Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rupinder Singh, Additional Advocate General, for respondents

No.1 to 3.

Mr. Chitranjan Kumar Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J

The petitioner has claimed pension from the respondents

in the instant writ petition.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the relief

claimed by the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment rendered

by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal No.6309/2017 (Sunder

Singh Vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh) decided on 08.10.2018.

Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content,

if the case of the petitioner is considered by the respondents in light of

the aforesaid judgment, in a fixed time schedule.

Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection

to this request.

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3. In view of above submissions but without going into the

merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed by directing the

respondents-competent authority to consider and decide the case of

the petitioner, as prayed for in this writ petition by passing appropriate

order in accordance with law and keeping in view the aforesaid

judgment, within a period of six weeks from today. A copy of order be

also communicated to the petitioner. Pending application(s), if any, also

stand disposed of accordingly.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 18th August, 2023 (Rohit)