Rita Devi v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No. 14496 of 2025 and connected matters (19 petitioners) v. State of H.P.; Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008 — Rule 285; six-month limitation introduced by Notification dated 24.5.2025; prayer to quash limitation; State communications dated 17.10.2025 and 2.12.2025; pre-notification claims not time barred; disbursement by Labour Welfare Officer subject to codal formalities; petitions disposed of in terms of instructions; neutral citation 2025:HHC:42175; Coram: Vivek Singh Thakur and Romesh Verma, JJ.
What did the court decide?
All petitions disposed of in terms of the respondents' instructions (communications dated 17.10.2025 and 2.12.2025): claims of the petitioners accruing before 24.5.2025 not to be treated as time barred and to be entertained for disbursement subject to completion of codal formalities; pending applications, if any, also disposed of. The challenge to the Notification dated 24.5.2025 was not adjudicated on merits.