Sushma Kumari and Others v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.5056 of 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla | decided 07.04.2025 | Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. | Sushma Kumari & Ors. v. State of H.P. & Ors. | Staff Nurses seeking regularization after two years of contract service (policy decision dated 28.12.2021, Annexure P-3) and pay fixation at Rs. 41,300/- (Notification dated 6.09.2022) with arrears and 9% interest | grievance limited to non-decision of representations dated 16.03.2025 (Annexure P-7 Colly.) | welfare State duty to decide employee representations within reasonable time | Litigation Policy of the State | direction to competent authority to decide within six weeks and communicate order | petition disposed, miscellaneous applications disposed; no statute or precedent cited; no merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the representations dated 16.03.2025 (Annexure P-7 Colly.) in accordance with law within six weeks and to communicate the order so passed to the petitioners. The regularization and pay-fixation claims themselves were not adjudicated on merits and remain subject to that decision.