IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWPOA No.6702 of 2020 a/w CWPOA Nos.7894, 7897, 7898, 7901, 7929, 7931 and

7933 of 2019, CWP No.1203 of 2020 Execution Petition No.503 of 2023 and CWP No.12116 of

2024 Decided on: 09.01.2026.

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1. CWPOA No.6702 of 2020 Ramesh Chand and Others ...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

2. CWPOA No.7894 of 2019 Mansa Ram ...Petitioner o Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

3. CWPOA No.7897 of 2019 Mohan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

4. CWPOA No.7898 of 2019 Mor Dass ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

5. CWPOA No.7901 of 2019 Brij Lal ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

6. CWPOA No.7929 of 2019 Ramesh Chand ...Petitioner Versus .

State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

7. CWPOA No.7931 of 2019 Sita Ram ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

8. CWPOA No.7933 of 2019 Jia Lal ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Otohers

9. CWP No.1203 of 2020 CMadan Mohan Singh ...Petitioner Versus h State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

10. Execution Petition No.503 of 2023 in CWP No.7040 of 2021 Krishnu Ram ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others

11. CWP No.12116 of 2024 Kulbir Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondents & Others ______________________________________________________

Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge

1Whether approved for reporting?. Yes.

For the petitioner: Ms. Manisha PThamta, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWPOA No.6702 ofH 2020.

Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Senior Advocate with Mr. Amir Khan fand Ms. Divya Jyoti, Advocates, for the petitioners in CWPOA Nos.7894, 7897, 7898 [since deceased], 7901, 7929, 7931 and 7933 of

2019.

Mr. A.K. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) in CWP No.1203 of 2020.

Mr. S.K. Pandey, Advocate, C for the petitioner in Execution Petition No.503 of

2023.

h Mr. Bhim Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the g petitioner(s) in CWP No.12116 of 2024.

i For the respondents: Mr. Sumit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents-State, in respective petitions.

Mr. Lokender Paul Thakur, Senior Panel Counsel, for the Respondent-Accountant General, in the respective petitions, except in CWP No.1203 of 2020 and CWP No.12116 of 2024.

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

Mr. Rangil Singh, Advocate, for the Respondent- Accountant General in CWP No.1203 of 2020 and CWP No.12116 of 2024.

Ranjan Sharma, Judge [Oral]

Petitioner, Ramesh ChanHd, along with 09 others, had filed Original Application No. 1648 of 2019 before the State Administrative Tribunal and, upon abolition of the Tribunal, the matter came to be re-transferred to this Court as CWPOA No. 6702 of

2020. u

2. Likewise, the petitioners, namely, Mansa Ram, Mohan Singh, Mor Dass, Brij Lal, Ramesh Chand, Sita Ram and Jia Lal had filed had filed Original Applications Nos.1648 of 2019, 3480 of g2016, 3481 of 2016, 3482 of 2016, 3483 of 2016, i 3484 of 2016, 3486 of 2016 and 3485 of 2016, before the State Administrative Tribunal and upon abolition of Tribunal, the matters came to be re-transferred to this Court as CWPOA No.7894, 7897, 7898, 7901, 7929, 7931 and 7933 of 2019, respectively.

3. With the consent of Learned Counsel(s)

since issue relates to re-fixation of pay and recovery of retirees as well as in service employes, therefore, CWPOA No.6702 of 2020 [originating from OA No.1648 of 2019, titled Ramesh Chan.d & Others versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Others] is treated as the lead case for adjudicating all the connected cases.

FACTUAL MATRIX IN CWPOA NO.6702 OF

2020:

4. Petitioner, Ramesh Chand, had filed Original Application No.1648 of 2019, converted as CWPOA No.6702 of 2020, seeking the following relief(s):

h “i. That the Respondents may kindly be dir