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Sunil Kutlhria v. the State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC18 Sept 2026CWP/16199/2026

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Multiple writ petitions filed by employees seeking applicability of the Ghanshyam Dass judgment were disposed of because that judgment had been stayed by an order dated 17.08.2026 in LPA No. 205 of 2025. The court directed the respondents to consider the petitioners' cases within six weeks after adjudication of that appeal.

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Direction to respondents to consider petitioners' cases within six weeks after adjudication of LPA No. 205 of 2025

Sunil Kutlhria Vs the State of Hp and Others — Service and Employment | Himachal Pradesh HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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CWP No. 16194/2026 a/w connected matters Decided on: 18.09.2026

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------- 1.	---------------------------------- CWP No. 16194/2026	------------	--------------------------------
Trilok	Nath		…..Petitioner
		Versus
State	of H.P. and Ors.		.....Respondents
2.	CWP No. 16199/2026
Sunil	Kutlhiria & Ors.		…..Petitioners
		Versus
State	of H.P. and Ors.		.....Respondents
3.	CWP No. 16196/2026
Rajes	h Kumar		…..Petitioner
		Versus
State	of H.P. and Ors.		.....Respondents
4.	CWP No. 16207/2026
Rajni	Kumari		…..Petitioner
		Versus
State	of H.P. and Ors.		.....Respondents
5.	CWP No. 16203/2026
Sudh	a Mehta		…..Petitioners
		Versus
State	of H.P. and Ors.		.....Respondents
6.	CWP No. 16204/2026
Yash	Paul		…..Petitioner

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Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents 7. CWP No. 16205/2026 Anupama Makhaik …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents 8. CWP No. 16206/2026 Saroj Devi …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram

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Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?¹

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For the Petitioners: Mr. M.A. Safee, Ms. Mamta Garg & Mr. Rocky, Advocates, for the petitioners in the respective petitions. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, in all the petitions. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

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Petitioners seek applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and Ors Vs. State of H.P. and Ors² .

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2. Learned Additional Advocate General has apprised

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that the aforesaid decision has been stayed under order dated

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1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

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2 CWP No. 2056 of 2023 decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024

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17.08.2026 passed in LPA No.205 of 2025 and other connected

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matters .

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3. In view of above position, the relief in the nature claimed by the petitioners cannot be granted to them at this stage. These writ petitions, therefore, are disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners within six weeks after the adjudication of LPA No.205 of 2025 and in terms thereof.

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With the above observations, these writ petitions

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stand disposed of.

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Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to

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stand disposed of.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua 18^th September, 2026 Judge rohit

Sunil Kutlhria v. the State of Hp and Others

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