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Sushil Kumar Dhiman v. Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board

Himachal Pradesh HC13 Jul 2026CWP/11268/2026

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What is this about?

Sushil Kumar Dhiman v. Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Ors.; CWP No. 11268 of 2026; decided 13.07.2026; Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral); arrears of revision of pay scale 01.01.2016 to 30.04.2021; interest @ 9% per annum; EPF contribution deduction and employer share; revised leave-encashment; similar matters pending in CWP No. 8504 of 2025 (Madhu Deshta and others v. State of Himachal Pradesh), judgment reserved 01.07.2026; writ petition disposed of; Division Bench adjudication binding on parties; Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla.

What did the court decide?

None; parties directed to abide by the final outcome of the Division Bench adjudication in CWP No. 8504 of 2025, which shall be binding upon them. ¶23

Sushil Kumar Dhiman Vs Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

None; parties directed to abide by the final outcome of the Division Bench adjudication in CWP No. 8504 of 2025, which shall be binding upon them.

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Issue for consideration

Relief (i) sought: payment of arrears of revision of pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 30.04.2021 in lump sum with interest @ 9% per annum from the due date till the date of its realization. +2 more

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Ratio / Principle

This Court disposed of the writ petition with the direction that the adjudication by the Hon’ble Division Bench in CWP No. 8504 of 2025 (Madhu Deshta and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others and connected matters) shall be binding upon the parties herein, and the parties shall abide by the final outcome thereof.

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Key takeaways

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla — CWP No. 11268 of 2026 — Sushil Kumar Dhiman v. Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Ors. — Decided 13 July 2026 (Ajay Mohan Goel, J., oral). Petitioner sought (i) lump-sum arrears of revision of pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 30.04.2021 with interest @ 9% per annum, (ii) deduction of EPF contribution out of such arrears and deposit with admissible employer share contribution to his EPF account, and (iii) revised leave-encashment with interest @ 9% per annum w.e.f. 01.05.2021. Learned counsel informed the Court that similar matters were pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Division Bench in CWP No. 8504 of 2025 (Madhu Deshta and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others and connected matters), wherein judgment stood reserved on 01.07.2026. The Court disposed of the writ petition, directing that the Division Bench adjudication shall be binding upon the parties herein and that they shall abide by its final outcome; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stood disposed of accordingly. No substantive relief was granted at this stage.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA

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CWP No. 11268 of 2026

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Decided on : 13th July , 2026.

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Sushil Kumar Dhiman ...Petitioner.

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Versus

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Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Ors.

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... .Respondents.

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Coram:

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The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?¹ For the Petitioner: Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Dhiraj Thakur, Advocate.

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Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral).

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Notice. Mr. Dhiraj Thakur, learned counsel appears and

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waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

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By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has inter alia prayed for the following reliefs:-

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“i) That the respondents may be directed to pay the arrears of revision of pay scale w.e.f 1.1.2016 to 30.04.2021 in lump sum with interest @ 9% per annum from the due date till the date of its realization.

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ii) That the respondents may kindly be directed to deduct the EPF contribution out of total amount of arrears of revised pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 30.04.2021 and to deposit the same with admissible employer share contribution to the petitioner EPF account.

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(iii) That the respondents may al;so be directed to pay the revised leave-encashment to the petitioner because of revision

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1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

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…2…

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of pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.2016 with interest @ 9% per annum w.e.f. 01.05.2021 till the date of its realization.”

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Learned Counsel for the parties inform the Court that similar

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matters are pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Division Bench by way of CWP No. 8504 of 2025, titled as Madhu Deshta and others vs. State

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of Himachal Pradesh and others and connected matters in which judgment has been reserved on 01.07.2026.

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Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the adjudication by Hon’ble Division Bench in above matter shall be binding upon the parties herein and the parties shall abide by the final outcome thereof. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand

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disposed of accordingly.

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(Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge

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13^th July, 2026. (jai)

Sushil Kumar Dhiman v. Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board

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