IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

LPA No.931 of 2025

Decided on: 31st December, 2025

State of H.P and others

.......A.ppellants

versus

Gurpreet Singh

...Respondent

Coram

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S.Sandhawalia, Chief Justice.

The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1

For the appellanots: Ms.Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy

Advocate General.

G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral)

The present Letters Patent Appeal is directed

against the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No.7790 of 2021 titled Gurpreet Singh vs. State of H.P and others, decided on 13.05.2025, whereby the learned Single Judge has directed to consider the case of the writ- petitioner afresh for compassionate appointment in accordance with law, as per policy in vogue at the relevant

time i.e. death of the employee as such on 09.02.2017.

2. Counsel for the State has argued that the case of the writ-petitioner had been rejected on 11.08.2021

1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

(Annexure P-6) on the account of the fact that the family income was Rs.5,00,000/- on 05.04.2018 and, therefore, he did not meet the financial income criteria as