IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, S.HIMLA

Civil Writ Petition No.17727 of 2025

Date of Decision: 29.12.2025

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Dharam Chand Sharma ……...Petitioner

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh and Another …....Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? Yes.

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For the Petitioner: Mr. Hamender Singh Chandel, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General,

with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for State.

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Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for

following main reliefs:

“(i) That the Respondent Department may be directed to immediately convene DPC as per the seniority list (Annexure P-2) and

order promotion of the petitioner if found eligible.

(ii) That in case during the pendency of the writ petition the DPC for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer is convened by ignoring the petitioner, the same may be held illegal qua the petitioner and directio