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Sonika Koundal and Ors. v. the State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC21 Sept 2026CWP/16399/2026

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The High Court disposed of six connected writ petitions filed by employees seeking a decision on their representations for applicability of the judgment in Inder Singh Thakur & Ors. v. State of H.P. & Ors. The court directed the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the representations in accordance with law and the cited judgment within six weeks and communicate the decision to the petitioners.

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Direction to respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations in accordance with law and the judgment in Inder Singh Thakur & Ors. v. State of H.P. & Ors. within six weeks and communicate the decision to the petitioners.

Sonika Koundal and Ors. Vs the State of Hp… — Service and Employment | Himachal Pradesh HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16364 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 21^stSeptember, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.16364 of 2026
Shashi Bala …..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others .....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.16370 of 2026
Payal and another …..Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. and others .....Respondents
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.16376 of 2026
Ishwar Dutt …..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others .....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. CWP No.16389 of 2026
Rekha Rani …..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others .....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. CWP No.16393 of 2026
Ram Lok …..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others .....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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6. CWP No.16399 of 2026

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Sonika Koundal and others …..Petitioners

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Versus

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State of H.P. and others

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.....Respondents

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Coram

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Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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Whether approved for reporting?¹

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For the Petitioners: Ms. Mamta Garg, Advocate, in CWP Nos.16364, 16370, 16376, 16393 and 16399 of 2026.

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Mr. Sanjeev K. Motta, Advocate, in CWP No.16389 of 2026.

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For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

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Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional

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Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

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2. Petitioners’ grievance is that their

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representations (annexed with the respective writ petitions) seeking applicability of Inder Singh Thakur & Ors.

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Versus State of H.P. & Ors.² have not been decided till

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date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned

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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.4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025

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counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.

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3. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.

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The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge

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September 21, 2026 Mukesh

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