Jia Lal v. the State of Hp and Another
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Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla; 67 connected CWPs of 2025-2026 disposed of by common judgment dated 04.05.2026; lead case Nand Lal v. State of Himachal Pradesh, CWP No.19713 of 2025; Bench: Vivek Singh Thakur and Ranjan Sharma, JJ.; subject: constitutional validity of Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024 (Act No. 23 of 2025) ('Govt. Employees Act'); findings of CWP No.3361 of 2025 (Devinder Kumar & others v. State of H.P, judgment dated 25.04.2026, quashing the Act and consequential State action, benefits within three months) applied mutatis mutandis; petitions disposed of in terms of the companion judgment with liberty to file fresh petitions for surviving grievances; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of in same terms; counsel: Munish Datwalia for petitioners; Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents.