Rajesh Thakur vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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2023 Supreme(HP) 457

RANJAN SHARMA
Rajesh Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Virbahadur Verma, Mukul Sharma.
For the Respondent: Ravi Chauhan.

JUDGMENT :

RANJAN SHARMA, J.

1. Notice. Mr. Ravi Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the peculiar facts as borne out from the pleadings.

3. The petitioners, being Trained Graduate Teachers [TGTs] [Arts] have filed the instant writ petition, with the following prayers:

“(I) Issue a writ of Mandamus directing respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners with effect from the date of their initial engagement/ appointment with all consequential benefits in term of the judgments passed by this Hon’ble Court in CWP No. 7602 of 2010, titled as Om Prakash vs. State of H.P. and Others, CWP No. 3144 of 2011, titled as Anju Devi vs. State of H.P. and Others and CWP No. 3143 of 2011, titled as Manju Devi vs. State of H.P and Others.

(II) Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to release the entire consequential benefits along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of their initial appointment to till the date of realization.

(III) Issue a writ of Mandamus directing respondents to extend sa

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