Dharam Pal vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(HP) 1018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN SHARMA
Dharam Pal – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Surinder Saklani, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. Vishav Deep Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Sharma, J.

Petitioner [Dharam Pal], a Junior Basic Teacher [now Shastri] has come up before this Court seeking following relief(s):-

“(i). That the respondents be directed to provide the pay scale of 4550-7220 to the applicant w.e.f. February, 1998 or from the date same became due to the applicant.

(ii). That the respondents may very kindly be directed to pay the penal interest @ 9% to the present applicant on the appears which are due to be paid to the present applicant w.e.f. February, 1998 or from the date same became due to the applicant.

(iii). That the respondents may very kindly be directed to pay the salary for the vacation period to the applicant from the date of his joining the

FACTUAL MATRIX:

2. Precisely the case is that the petitioner served as JBT on contract basis from November 1999 till July 2002, before his appointment as Shastri Teacher on 15.07.2002 where he is continuing as such. Claim of the petitioner is two-fold i.e. firstly, that petitioner may be granted pay as JBT during his contractual period from November 1999 till July 2002 at minimum/initial of pay at Rs.4,550/- plus allowances in pay scale of Rs.4500-7220, in terms of the judgement in CWP(T