Hira Lal Sharma v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Pay fixation; bunching of increments; stagnation scale; ad hoc service counting; writ of mandamus; arrears with 12% interest claimed but not adjudicated; representation Annexure P-7; direction to decide per Coordinate Bench judgment in Madan Lal, CWPOA No. 7531 of 2019 (Annexure P-5); disposed of without entering merits; four-week timeline; hearing and speaking order directed; pending applications disposed. High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; CWP No.3597 of 2025; decided 17.03.2025; Justice Sandeep Sharma (oral order); petitioner Hira Lal Sharma (counsel Devender K. Sharma); respondents State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. (Anup Rattan AG; Rajan Kahol, Vishal Panwar, B.C. Verma Addl. AGs; Ravi Chauhan DAG).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the petitioner's case (representation, Annexure P-7) in light of the judgment in Madan Lal (CWPOA No. 7531 of 2019) expeditiously, preferably within four weeks, after affording an opportunity of hearing and passing a speaking order; pending applications, if any, disposed of. Merits not adjudicated; no monetary amount awarded.