IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.18760 of 2025

Decided on: 16th December, 2025

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chander Lal Negi …..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------f-------------------------------

Coram o

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Whether approved for reporting?1

For the Petitioner: uMr. Diwan Singh Negi, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy

Advocate General.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Petitioner, aged 75 years, has instituted this

writ petition seeking following substantive reliefs:- “i). That the writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be

issued, directing the respondent department to grant

i one annual increment to the petitioner which was

H earned by the petitioner on the post of Tehsildar and

was due on 1.11.2007.

ii). That in the alternative the respondents may kindly be

directed to grant him the proportionate amount of increment earned by the petitioner until his joining the

promotional post on 18.10.2007.”

2. Heard learned counsel f