IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Date of decision: 11.05.2026.

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Dr. Sanjay Kumar Gupta ...Petitioner.

Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …Respondents. ____________________________________________________________________________

Coram r Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? ¹ Yes _____________________________________________________________________________ For the P etitioner. Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate, vice Mr. A.K.

h Gupta, Advocate.

gFor the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr.

Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 and 2.

Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No. 3.

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Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge Admittedly, main issue involved in present petition with respect to validity, legality and constitutionality of Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024 (Act No. 23 of 2025) (in short ‘Govt. Employees Act’/the Act/the

1 Whether the reporters of the local papers