Shalu Kumari v. the State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC2 Dec 2025CWP/18855/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Higher stage of pay; pay fixation; Medical Laboratory Technician (G-II); contract appointment 24.01.2019; regularization 11.02.2022; two years of regular service; pay-scale Rs.29,700/-; Rs.33,400/-; notification dated 06.09.2022 (Annexure P-3); Revised Pay Rules 2022; Mohit Sharma & Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh, CWP No.1638 of 2024 (decided 29.11.2024); Himachal Pradesh High Court; Sandeep Sharma, J.; CWP No.18855 of 2025; service and pay-scale benefits; no counter-reply required where claim covered by precedent.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to release the higher stage of pay of Rs.33,400/- to the petitioner w.e.f. completion of two years of regular service as Medical Laboratory Technician (G-II), within four weeks; petition disposed of along with pending application(s), if any. ¶¶14

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

¶1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

¶2

CWP No.18855 of 2025

¶3

Date of Decision: 02.12.2025

¶4

____________ ___________________________________________ Shalu Kumari …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram:

¶5

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?¹

¶6

For the Petitioner: Ms. Anita Devi, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral):

¶7

Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate

¶8

General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

¶9

Petitioner seeks higher stage of pay, i.e. Rs.33,400/-, on completion of two years of regular service as Medical Laboratory Technician (G-II) in accordance with notification dated 06.09.2022 (Annexure P-3).

¶10

Petitioner was appointed as Medical Laboratory Technician (G-II) on contract basis in the respondent-department on 24.01.2019 (Annexure P-1). Her services were regularized on

¶11

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

¶12

¶13

11.02.2022 (Annexure P-2). On being appointed on regular basis on 11.02.2022, petitioner was placed in the pay-scale of Rs.29,700/-. Petitioner’s claim for Rs.33,400/- on completion of two years of regular service on the strength of notification dated 06.09.2022, amending Revised Pay Rules 2022, is covered under the decision rendered in Mohit Sharma & Anr. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., CWP No.1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024. Since, the present petition is covered in view of law laid down in the said case, therefore, there is no necessity for calling the reply.

¶14

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. her completing two years of regular service as Medical Laboratory Technician (G-II). This be done within four weeks from today.

¶15

In the aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any.

¶16

(Sandeep Sharma), Judge

¶17

December 02, 2025 (shankar)

Shalu Kumari v. the State of Hp and Others

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Shalu Kumari v. the State of Hp and Others

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Cases cited

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Virender Singh Vs the State of Hp and Another

Pania Ram Vs the State of Hp and Another

Lobh Singh Vs the State of Hp and Others

Kanta Katoch Vs the PNB and Another

Devender Kumar and Ors. Vs State of Hp and Anr.

Ajay Kumar Vs the State of Hp and Others