IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA ON THE 5th DAY OF JANUARY, 2022 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY MOHAN GOEL CIVIL WRIT PETITION (ORIGINAL APPLICATION) NO.
107 OF 2019 Between:
1. PREETI, D/O SH. RAJINDER, W/O SH. SUNNY, R/O VILLAGE AND POST OFFICE MASAL, TEHSIL NAGROTA BAGWAN, DISTRICT KANGRA, H.P.
2. MANISH KUMAR, S/O SH. HOSHIAR SINGH, VPO BHINDLA, TEHSIL BANGANA, DISTRICT UNA, H.P.
3. PANKAJ SHARMA, S/O SH. MOHINDER PAL SHARMA, R/O VILLAGE NAKHOTAR-I, POST OFFICE SAHAURA, TEHSIL NURPUR, DISTRICT KANGRA, H.P.
4. NISHANT KUMAR, S/O SH. SHEESH RAM, R/O VILLAGE AAL, POST OFFICE JHAMEHAR, TEHSIL JOGINDERNAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, H.P.
5. PRANAV SINGH GULERIA, S/O SH. RAJENDER SINGH GULERIA, VPO TALYAHAR, TEHSIL SADAR PANJHETI (365) DISTRICT MANDI, H.P.
6. MOHINDER KUMAR, S/O SH. VINAY MOHAN, R/O VILLAGE BHARWAN, POST OFFICE SUNDLA, TEHSIL SALOONI, DISTRICT CHAMBA, H.P.
7. NEELAM KUMARI, W/O SH. ARUN SHARMA, VPO BARI MAJHERMA, TEHSIL GHUMARWIN, DISTRICT BILASPUR, H.P.
8. KUNAL, S/O SH. AJIT SINGH, R/O VILLAGE KATKUALA, POST OFFICE NANDHER, TEHSIL &
DISTRICT KANGRA, H.P.
9. ANKUSH, S/O SH. SUBHASH CHAND, R/O VILLAGE KUTHAN, POST OFFICE & TEHSIL JAISINGHPUR, DISTRICT KANGRA, HP.
….PETITIONETR.
(BY. MR. KARAN SINGH PARMAR, ADVOCATE )
AND
1. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.
2. SECRETARY TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.
3. HIMACHAL PRADESH STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, HAMIRPUR H.P. THROUGH ITS SECRETARY.
4. DIRECTOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, HIMACHAL PRADESH, SUNDERNAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH.
….RESPONDENTS.
(BY. MR. ASHOK SHARMA, ADVOCATE GENERAL, WITH MR.
ADARSH SHARMA, MR. SUMESH RAJ AND MR. SANJEEV SOOD, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATES GENERAL, FOR RESPONDENT NO.1, 2 & 4.
MR. ANGREZ KAPOOR, ADVOCATE, FOR RESPONDENT NO.3)
Whether approved for reporting?1 No This petition coming on for orders this day, the Court passed the following:
J U D G M E N T
When this case was taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the present petition is now covered by judgment dated 19.03.2021, delivered by this Court in CWPOA No. 20 of 2019, titled as Shifali Rana & Ors., vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., alongwith other connected matters, which judgment stands upheld by the Hon’ble Division Bench in Letters Patent Appeal No. 43 of 2021, titled as H.P. Staff Selection Commission Vs. Shubham Thakur & Ors., dated 31.12.2021, and this petition be disposed of with the direction that the findings so returned by this Court in CWPOA No. 20 of 2019 (supra), as upheld by the Hon’ble Division Bench in Letters Patent Appeal No. 43 of 2021, decided on 31.12.2021, shall mutatis mutandis apply to this petition also.
2. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with the direction that the findings so returned by this Court in CWPOA No. 20 of 2019, as upheld by the Hon’ble Division Bench in Letters Patent Appeal No. 43 of 2021, decided on 31.12.2021, shall mutatis mutandis apply to this petition also and all directions so issued in the above decisions shall be construed as having been issued in this petition also.
Miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
January 05, 2022 (Ajay Mohan Goel)
(vinod) Judge