IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.3193 of 2019 Reserved on: 03.07.2025 Date of Decision: 23.07.2025 __________________________________________H________________

Justice (Retired) V.K. Sharma …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Another ….Respondents __________________________________________________________

Coram: o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? ¹ Yes.

For the Petitioner: Ms. Devyani Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Anirudh Sharma, Advocate.

For the Respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr.

Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional oAdvocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondent CNo.1/State.

Mr. V.B. Verma, Central Government Standing Counsel, for respondent No.2.

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Sandeep Sharma, Judge gPrecisely, the question, which needs to be determined in the case at hand is, “whether pension of retired High Court Judge, can be subsequently ordered to be deducted from salary, which he/she may receive on his appointment as Chairman of State Administrative Tribunal (for short, ‘SAT’), in terms of Section 10 of Administrative Tribunals A