O R D E R

Petitioners have filed the petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking following relief(s): -

“A. That writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction be issued to respondents directing them to regularize the services of the petitioners on and w.e.f. 01.04.2018 or 01.10.2018 i.e. when they completed three years service on contract basis, as the case may be, in terms of notification dated 11.05.2018 (Annexure P-5) with all consequential benefits in view of the law laid down by this Hon’ble Court in CWP No.-342 of 2021, titled as Yashwant Singh and others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others.

B. That writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction be issued to respondents to release all financial benefits such as pay, annual increment etc. w.e.f. 01.04.2018 or 01.10.2018 after having regularized their services in terms of notification dated 11.05.2018 (Annexure P-5) alongwith interest @ 9% P.A.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners were initially appointed on PTA basis in the year 2006- 2007. Thereafter, vide Policy decision dated 16th August, 2013,