Mast Ram v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Six-month limitation; Rule 285; Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008; Notification dated 24.5.2025; construction workers benefit claims; time-barred claims; claims accrued before amendment notification not time barred; Labour Welfare Officers; disbursement subject to codal formalities; writ petitions disposed in terms of State instructions dated 17.10.2025 and 2.12.2025; Himachal Pradesh High Court Shimla; 2025:HHC:42175; Justice Vivek Singh Thakur; Justice Romesh Verma; Ankush Kumar v. State of H.P.; lead matter CWP No. 14496 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
All connected petitions disposed of in terms of the respondents' instructions dated 17.10.2025 and 2.12.2025 placed on record: claims accrued before the amendment Notification dated 24.5.2025 shall not be treated as time barred and shall be entertained for disbursement by the Labour Welfare Officers subject to completion of codal formalities; no adjudication on the validity of the limitation clause itself.