IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA ON THE 11H DAY OF JULY 2022 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN &

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER BHUSAN BAROWALIA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 98 OF

2022 IN CWP NO. 2565 OF 2021 Between:-

1. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SHIMLA-2.

2. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, PERSONNEL, SHIMLA-2.

3. HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, HAMIRPUR, DISTRICT HAMIRPUR, 177001.

……APPELLANTS (BY MR. ASHOK SHARMA, ADVOCATE GENERAL WITH MR. RAJINDER DOGRA SENIOR ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL, MR. YUDHVIR SINGH THAKUR, AND MR. BHUPINDER THAKUR, DEPUTY ADVOCATE GENERAL R-1 AND R-2)

(MR. ANGREZ KAPOOR ADVOCATE, FOR R-3)

AND YASH PAL S/O SH. PRADEEP KUMAR VPO CHAILALA, TEHSIL CHIRGAON, DISTRICT SHIMLA, H.P.

……RESPONDENT

2. LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 99 OF 2022 IN CWP NO. 2583 OF 2021 Between:-

1. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SHIMLA-2.

2. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, PERSONNEL, SHIMLA-2.

3. HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, HAMIRPUR, DISTRICT HAMIRPUR, 177001.

……APPELLANTS (BY MR. ASHOK SHARMA, ADVOCATE GENERAL WITH MR. R