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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.20678 of 2025

Decided on: 30.12.2025

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Meenakshi Devi and Ors. …..Petitioners

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors .....Re spondents

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Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Whether approved for reporting?1

For the Petitioners: Mr. Pranav Kaushal and Mr. Sameer

Miyan, Advocates.

For the Respondentos: Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, Assistant

Advocate General.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

h Notice. Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, learned Assistant

Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on

behalf of the respondents.

Taking into consideration the order impugned

herein, decision rendered in Inder Singh Thakur & Ors

Vs. State of H.P. & Ors2, submissions made by learned

counsel for the parties and the order being passed

hereinafter, reply to this writ petition is not required to be

1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

2 CWP No. 4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025.

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called from the respondents. With consent of learned

counsel for the parties, matter is heard at this stage.

2. Petitioners had instituted Meenakshi Devi and

Ors Vs. State of H.P. and Ors³, seeking applicability of

Inder Singh Thakur2. The writ petition was disposed of on

08.05.2025 with directions to the respondents to consider

the cases of the petitioners in light ofo Inder Singh Thakur2

by passing appropriate orders in accordance with law

within a time frame.

Pursuant to thue directions issued in Meeenakshi

Devi3, respondentos passed consideration order on

04.12.2025, rejecting the cases of the petitioners with the

following reasoning:-

h “And whereas, the petitioners have completed

their two years regular service on 09.10.2021.

Accordingly, in compliance to HP Civil Services

(Category/Postwise Revised Pay) Rules, 2012, the

revised pay band+ grade pay, of Rs.10300-34800+ GP

4200was granted to the petitioners on 09.10.2021.

Hence, the petitioners are not entitled for the

revised pay from the (Revised Pay) 1st amendment

Rules, 2022 notified on 06.09.2022. Accordingly, after

considering the facts on record in particular, the fact

that petitioners have already availed the Grade Pay

on 09.10.2021, hence, the representations of the

petitioners are rejected.”

3 CWP No. 4062 of 2025, decided alongwith connected matters on 08.05.2025

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According to the respondents, petitioners had

completed two years of regular service on 09.10.2021. They

were granted revised Pay Band + Grade Pay in compliance

to the H.P. Civil Services (Category/Postwis e Revised Pay)

Rules, 2012, therefore, petitioners weore not held entitled

to the benefits flowing from Revised Pay Scale, 2022 notified

on 06.09.2022.

3. The aforesaid ureasoning has already been turned

down in Inder Singh Thakur2. Paras from Inder Singh

Thakur2 , relevant in the context of reasoning given by the

respondents for rejecting the cases of the petitioners, are

as under:-

4(iv). The notification dated 03.01.2022 promulgating the

Revised Pay Rules, 2022 w.e.f. 01.01.2016, does not

stipulate that those who were appointed on regular

H basis prior to 03.01.2022, are to be excluded from the

purview of the said notification. In fact, Rule 7 of the

Revised Pay Rules, 2022, notified on 03.01.2022

provides the mechanism for fixation of pay in the

revised pay structure. Rule 7(I) provides for fixation of

pay of Government employees recruited/appointed

before 01.01.2016, whereas Rule 7(II) of the notification

dated 03.01.2022 provides for fixation of pay of regular

Government employees recruited/appointed on or after

01.01.2016 till the date of issuance of the notification.

Rule 7 of notification dated 03.01.2022 promulgating

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