Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.2940 of 2024, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; Joti Thakur v. State of H.P. & Ors.; Justice Satyen Vaidya; decision date 27.08.2025; regularization of contractual service; Social Extension Officer; parity with Sant Ram and Another v. State of H.P., CWPOA No.3562 of 2019 (06.09.2022); LPA No.153 of 2023 (07.10.2023); State's SLP dismissed 06.02.2025; directions applied mutatis mutandis; six years contractual service w.e.f. 06.01.2016; consequential benefits; monetary benefits capped at three years prior to filing; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Directions contained in the judgment in Sant Ram (CWPOA No.3562 of 2019) made applicable mutatis mutandis; respondents directed to regularize the petitioner's services on the post of Social Extension Officer after completion of six years of contractual service w.e.f. 06.01.2016, with all consequential benefits; actual monetary benefits restricted to three years prior to the date of filing of the writ petition; petition disposed of along with pending application(s), if any.