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Balbir Singh v. the State of Hp and Others

Service law – pay fixation

Himachal Pradesh HC12 Nov 2025CWP/17463/2025

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Higher stage of pay; MLT G-II; two years of regular service; regularization; pay-scale Rs.29,700/- to Rs.33,400/-; notification dated 06.09.2022; Revised Pay Rules 2022; Mohit Sharma CWP No.1638 of 2024 precedent relied upon; State of H.P.; Himachal Pradesh High Court; writ petition allowed; compliance within four weeks.

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Release of higher stage of pay of Rs.33,400/- to the petitioner w.e.f. completion of two years of regular service as MLT G-II, to be done within four weeks. ¶11

Balbir Singh Vs the State of Hp and Others — Himachal Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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CWP No.17463 of 2025 Date of Decision: 12.11.2025

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_______________________________________________________ Balbir Singh …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Others ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?¹ For the Petitioner: Ms. Anita Devi, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral):

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Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

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Petitioner seeks higher stage of pay, i.e. Rs.33,400/-, on completion of two years of regular service as MLT G-II in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022.

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Petitioner was appointed as MLT G-II on contract basis in the respondent-department on 26.09.2019 (Annexure P-1). His service was regularized on 11.05.2022 (Annexure P-2). On being appointed on regular basis on 11.05.2022, petitioner was placed in the pay-scale of Rs.29,700/-. Petitioner claim for Rs.33,400/- on completion of two years of regular service on the strength of

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

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notification dated 06.09.2022, amending Revised Pay Rules 2022, is covered under the decision rendered in CWP No.1638 of 2024 titled as Mohit Sharma & Anr. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors . Since,

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the present petition is covered in view of law laid down in the said case, therefore, there is no necessity for calling the reply.

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This writ petition is accordingly allowed. Respondents are directed to release the higher stage of pay of Rs.33,400/- to the petitioner w.e.f. his completing two years of regular service as MLT G- II. This to be done within four weeks from today.

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Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, to also

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stand disposed of.

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(Sandeep Sharma), Judge

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November 12, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)

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