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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ
Pyar Chand Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's substantive reliefs sought. (Para 1) |
| 2. factual background regarding pay and seniority. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. previous judgments referenced and their implications. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. challenges to the impugned order and arguments. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. court's observations on seniority and pay anomalies. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 6. final decision of the court. (Para 21) |
JUDGMENT :
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ, J.
1. By way of present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following substantive reliefs:-
“(i). That writ in the nature of certiorari may very kindly be issued by quashing and setting aside impugned rejection order dated 16.03.2012, Annexure P-8, being illegal and arbitrary.
(ii). That writ in the nature of mandamus may very kindly be issued, directing the respondents to step up the pay of the petitioner so as to make it equal to the figure of his juniors right from the date, i.e., 01.01.1996, the juniors of the petitioner S/Shri Rupa Ram and Bardas Kashyap have drawn more pay than the petitioner.
(iii). That writ in the nature of mandamus may very kindly be issued, directing the respondents to pay all the arrears accrued to th
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