2026:HHC:10172-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No.3229 of 2020 Decided on: 2 ^nd April, 2026 ____________________________________________________._______________

Ratni Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________________

Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? ¹ For the petitioner: Mr. Anshul Jairath, Advocate, vice Mr.

Onkar Jairath, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Hemant Kumar Verma, Deputy C Advocate General.

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral)

By way of the present petition, the petitioner has laid challenge to the order dated 12.03.2020 (Annexure P-6), H passed by the respondents, whereby the claim of the petitioner for grant of pension has been rejected on the ground that her husband, who was working as a Fitter, a Class-III post, and retired from Government service, on attaining the age of superannuation w.e.f. 30.06.2002, had

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

rendered only 8 years’ and 6 months’ of regular service including work charge service, which is less than 10 years’ of qualifying service for bec