2026:HHC:15808 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No.1724 of 2020 Decided on: 08 ^th May, 2026 __________________________________________________________________ Krishan Kumar. .. 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: rMr. Kush Sharma, Advocate.

For the respondenuts: Mr. Amit Kumar Chaudhary, Deputy Advocate General.

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral)

By way of present petition, the petitioner has sought direction to the respondents to re-engage him as gPhysical Education Teacher (hereinafter referred to as “PET”)

in Government Senior Secondary School Saddun Bargran (hereinafter referred to as “the School”) with all consequential benefits.

2. The facts which emerge from the pleadings are that the petitioner was appointed as PET on Parent Teacher Association (hereinafter referred to as “PTA”) basis w.e.f.

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

01.11.2004. However, his services were terminated vide office order dated 03.08.2012 (Annexure P-4) on joiningP of a re