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2025 Supreme(HP) 254

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTSNA REWAL DUA
Rajesh Kumar Patil – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. M.A. Safee, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. Sikander Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Rangil Singh, Advocate.

JUDGMENT :

(Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.)

Petitioner No.1, serving as Incharge Literacy-cum-District Adult Education Officer, and Petitioner No.2, serving as Project Officer in the respondent-Education Department, retired on 31.12.2008 and 31.12.2015, respectively, on attaining the age of superannuation. In the present petition, they are claiming the benefit of one annual increment each for the service rendered by them during the 12 months preceding the dates of their respective retirements, which increment was due to them on 01.01.2009 and 01.01.2016, Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes respectively. The reliefs prayed for by the petitioners read as under:–

“A. That a Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or directions may kindly be issued quashing the impugned communication/ rejection order dated 18.07.2024 (Annexure P-5) being patently illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

B. That the Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or directions may kindly be issued directing the Respondents to grant the annual increment due to the Petitioner No-1 on 01.01.2009, and to the Petitioner No-2 on 01.01.20

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