IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWPOA No. 8070 of 2019 Decided on: 18.05.2026 Kamal Jit Sharma and others .…Petitioners.

Versus State of HP and others … Respondents.

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Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the petitioners. : Mr. Ashwani Kaundal, Advocate.

For the respondents. : Mr. Amandeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj , Judge (Oral)

The petitioners have laid challenge to the impugned order dated 26.07.2016 (Annexure A-1), whereby the pay of the petitioners, who were granted the pay band after their regularization as TGTs in the pay band of Rupees 10300-34800 + 3,600/- grade pay with initial start of Rupees 10830 +3600 and other allowances, as admissible from time to time, came to be reduced to the initial start of Rupees 10300-34800 + 3600 grade pay.

2. The facts, as emerge from the pleadings, are that the petitioners were appointed as TGTs on contract basis in the year

1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2008 on a fixed honorarium at the rate of Rupees 8,220/- per month in different schools, where they joined their servic.es. I