IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA

CWP No.9084 of 2023

and connected matters.

Decided on: 18.12.2025

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1. CWP No.9084 of 2023

Ravinder Singh Rana ....Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents

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2. CWP No.3944 of 2024

Naresh Kumari ....Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Anr …Respondents

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3. CWP No.8916 of 2025

Pyare Lal ....Petitioner

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h State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents

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4. CWP No.11002 of 2025

i Kamla Devi ....Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents

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5. CWP No.11003 of 2025

Neelam Kumari ....Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents

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6. CWP No.11006 of 2025 Bala Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents ____________________________________________H_____________________

7. CWP No.11090 of 2025 Nishi Walia ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents _______________________________ __________________________________

8. CWP No.12628 of 2025 Rajinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus HRTCo & Anr …Respondents _________________________________________________________________

9. CWP No.16262 of 2025 Puran Chand ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr …Respondents _________________________________________________________________

10. CWP No.12868 of 2025 H Piar Chand Sharma ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________

11. CWP No.14612 of 2025 Surindera Kumari ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________

12. CWP No.19822 of 2025 Sirmour Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors …Respondents ____________________________________________H_____________________

13. Ex. Pet No.216 of 2025 Kishore Chand ....Petitioner Versus HRTC and Ors …Respondents _______________________________ __________________________________

Coram t Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting?

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For the petitioners: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Mr. A.K.Gupta, C Mr.H. S. Rangra, Mr. Surinder Prakash Sharma, Mr. Mukul Sood, Mr. Abhinav Purohit, Mr. Riditya Katoch, Mr. R.L.Verma, Advocate and Mr. Shagun Sharma, Advocates for the petitioner(s), in the respective petitions.

iFor the respondents: Mr.Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N.Sharma, and Additional Advocate General for the respondents-State.

Mr. Raman Jamalta and Mr. Dheeraj K Vashishat, Advocates for the respondents-HRTC, in the respective petitions.

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Mr. Rangil Singh and Mr. Rajesh Kosh, Advocates for the respondent- Accountant General, in the respective petitions.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge The only grievance of the petitioners that has been highlighted at this stage is centered towards counting the contractual service rendered by them, followed by regularization as quralifying service for the purpose of ‘pension’. This relief has been claimed in light of law laid down in State of H.P. & Anr. Vs. Sheela Devi2.

The aforesaid decision was followed in S.D.

Jay aprakash & Ors. etc. Vs. The Union of India & Ors.3.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners have also invited attention to a decision rendered in Ram Chand &

H Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.4, whereby, the petitioners/

appellants (therein) were held entitled to count their contractual service for purpose of pensionary benefits as well as annual increments for the said period with consequential benefits, but restricting the actual consequential benefits for

2 SLP(C) No. 10399/2020 decided on 07.08.2023

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