IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWPOA No. 6629 o.f 2019 Decided on: 27.10.2025 ____________________________________________________________ Dr. Yogeshwar Singh Thakur . …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram: o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge

1 Whether approved for reporting? Yes.

For the petitioner: Mr. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Parav Sharma, and Ms. Vishali, Advocate.

For the respoondents: Mr. Navlesh Verma, Additional Advocate General for respondents-

C State.

Ran jan Sharma, Judge Petitioner, Yogeshwar Singh Thakur, a retired Veterinary Officer filed Original Application No. 335 of 2016 before Learned State Administrative Tribunal and upon abolition of Tribunal and transfer of the matter to this Court, as CWPOA No. 7729 of 2019, seeking the following relief(s):-

(i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to give step up in the pay of applicant to bring him at par to that

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

juniors, respondent No. 3 and 4 w.e.f. due date that is the date from which the anomaly has arisen and the arrears accrued may kindly be ordered to be paid with the inte