IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

LPA No.03 of 2026 .

Decided on: 1st January, 202P6

State of H.P and others

.......Appellants

versus

Hirda Ram

...Respondent

Coram

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

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

Whether approvoed for reporting?1

For the appellants: Mr.Sidharth Jalta, Deputy

Advocate General.

G.S. San dhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral)

The learned Single Judge has granted

consideration for grant of pension in view of the decision

Hrendered in LPA No.196 of 2022 titled Roop Lal vs. State of

H.P and others, decided on 11.10.2023, denied to the writ- petitioner by the State by noting that the SLP(C) No.1007 of 2024 instituted by the State has also been dismissed on

18.03.2025, against the said judgment.

2. Counsel for the State has tried to submit that the benefits as such in Sunder Singh vs. State of Himachal

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

Pradesh and others and Balo Devi and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others would not be applicable to Class-III employees. The judgment in Roop Lal’s case (supra) is also of retired Class-III employee, whereby counting of service