Bhupender Singh v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal of 494 CWPs (Himachal Pradesh HC, 9 October 2025, Vivek Singh Thakur & Romesh Verma JJ) challenging Office Order dated 28.3.2025 withdrawing deemed-regularisation service benefits granted on the analogy of Kuldeep Chand (CWP 414/2014) and State of HP v. Om Prakash (LPA 54/2013) after the HPRCS Act, 2024. Impugned order withdrawn (23.8.2025/27.8.2025); writ of mandamus for restoration and extension of benefits by 30.11.2025; other issues left open. Keywords: deemed regularisation; HPRCS Act 2024; withdrawal of service benefits; office order; restoration; time-bound compliance; Advocate General opinion; batch/common order.
What did the court decide?
Restoration, immediately, of service benefits already extended but withdrawn vide Office Order dated 28.3.2025, and extension of similar benefits to all left-out petitioners and other similarly situated persons on or before 30 November 2025, on the same analogy, in sequel to the Court's judgments and the respondents' decision notified vide Office Order dated 27.8.2025; all other claims/issues/prayers left open with liberty to pursue appropriate remedies.