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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

COPC No.1543 of 2025

Decided on: 20.04.2026

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Ram Singh …..Petitioner

Versus

Rakesh Kanwar and others .....Respondents

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Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioner: Ms. Dhanvan ti Devi, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate

General.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Following order was passed in this matter on

18.03.2026:-

“Compliance afÏdavit filed by the respondents

was noticed as under in the following order passed in

this matter on 24.02.2026:-

g “Learned Deputy Advocate General submits

that compliance afÏdavit has been filed today.

i However, a copy thereof was made available for

H perusal. Compliance afÏdavit does not disclose

implementation of the judgment in letter and spirit

wherein following was specifically directed:-

“7. Consequently, in view of the above,

present petition is allowed and petitioner is

deemed to be retired on 31.12.2019 instead

of 31.12.2017. Since petitioner herein was

not permitted to work against the post in

question and for redressal of his grievance,

he approached this court by way of petition

at hand on 16.06.2025, coupled with the fact

that denial of the claim of pension is a

continuing wrong, direction is also issued to

the respondents to pay all consequential

benefits to the petitioner from due date

expeditiously, preferably within three months

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from today, failing which petitioner would be

entitled to interest @ 6% per annum from

the date such amount fell due. Pending

application(s), if any, stand disposed of.”

2. At the persuasive request made by

learned Deputy Advocate General,

respondents are granted two weeks’ further

time to comply with the judgment in letter and

spirit and to file the compliance afÏdavit.

List on 18.03.2026.”

2. Learned Additional Advocate General

has placed on record ofÏoce instruction dated

11.03.2026 from the Director, Higher

Education, Shimla, H.P. only conveying that

petitioner has bteen given benefit of Old

Pension Scheme from February, 2026 after

retirement.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner

poinoted out that petitioner has not received

due and admissible pension w.e.f. 01.01.2020

Cas the petitioner had retired on 31.12.2019.

No meaningful instructions have been placed

on record by the respondents for redressing

the grievance of the petitioner. Judgment

giving specific directions to the respondents

still remains unimplemented.

4. At the request made by learned

i Additional Advocate General, final opportunity

H of two weeks is granted for filing compliance

afÏdavit reflecting implementation of

judgment in its letter and spirit by the next

date, failing which, appropriate order shall be

passed in the matter.

List on 20.04.2026.”

2. Pursuant thereto, respondents have

compliance afÏdavit. A copy whereof has been made

available for perusal. In terms of compliance afÏdavit,

pension payment is being released w.e.f. February, 2026

regularly in favour of the petitioner and arrears of pension

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have also been released in petitioner’s favour w.e.f.

01.01.2020 to 31.01.2026 on 09.04.2026.

3. Taking note of compliance afÏdavit, present .

proceedings are closed. Notice issued to respondents are

discharged. Petitioner is at liberty to seek appropriate

remedy for redressal of his surviving grievance, if any.

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if anyf, shall also stand

disposed of.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

April 20, 2026 Judge

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