Virender Pal and Others v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Virender Pal & others v. State of H.P. & others, CWP No. 1626 of 2024, decided 09.05.2024 by the Himachal Pradesh High Court (Satyen Vaidya, J.). Petition disposed of on the basis of claimed parity with Om Parkash (CWP No. 7602 of 2010, decided 2.5.2012) and State of H.P. v. Ravinder Kumar (LPA No. 21 of 2013, decided 4.10.2019); respondents directed to consider the petitioners' case within eight weeks and pass a speaking order; parity benefits to follow if similarly situated. Keywords: writ petition, disposal with directions, parity/similarly situated employees, time-bound consideration, speaking order, service benefits, Himachal Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondents to consider the petitioners' case in light of the judgments in Om Parkash (CWP No. 7602 of 2010) and Ravinder Kumar (LPA No. 21 of 2013) within eight weeks and decide by a speaking order, extending the same benefits if the petitioners are found similarly situated; pending miscellaneous application, if any, also stands disposed of.