Anup Chand v. State of Hp and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Daily-wage service to be counted for pension; representation dated 13.01.2025 (Annexure P/5) left undecided by competent authority; duty of welfare State to decide employees' representations within reasonable time; Litigation Policy of the State; unnecessary multiplication of litigation; unproductive government-induced litigation; reliance on Sunder Singh, Civil Appeal No.6309 of 2017 (judgment dated 8.3.2018) and Balo Devi, Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022; pension w.e.f. 01.10.2015; arrears of pension with interest at market rate; six-week direction to decide representation in accordance with law; order to be communicated to petitioner; High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua; Anup Chand v. State of H.P. and others; CWP No.3748 of 2025; decided 19.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 13.01.2025 (Annexure P/5) in accordance with law within six weeks and to communicate the order so passed to the petitioner; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stand disposed of.