Rehnuma Thapa v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla; CWP No. 72/2025 (connected CWP No. 100/2025); decided 03.01.2025; Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. Keywords: counting of contract service; Trained Graduate Teacher (Non-Medical) TGT; w.e.f. 11.11.2019; annual increments, seniority, promotion, consequential benefits; Taj Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh, CWP No.2004/2017, decided 03.08.2023; direction to decide pending representations within six weeks; duty of welfare State to decide employee representations within reasonable time; Litigation Policy of the State; avoidance of unproductive government-induced litigation; disposal with communication of order.
What did the court decide?
Respondents/competent authority directed to consider and decide the petitioners' representations in accordance with law within six weeks from the date of the order and to communicate the orders so passed to the petitioners; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stood disposed of.