Rajnish Kumar and Others v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Two writ petitions were filed by contract employees seeking directions to count their contract services for increments, seniority, promotion and consequential benefits, relying on the Taj Mohammad judgment. The court noted that the Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024 had been quashed in Devinder Kumar, and the State's appeal against that decision was dismissed by the Supreme Court on 29.07.2026 with a four-month timeline for compliance. The petitions were disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pass a consideration order within the Supreme Court's timeline, leaving petitioners at liberty to seek further remedies for any surviving grievances.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondents to pass consideration order within the four-month timeline indicated by the Supreme Court; petitioners at liberty to seek further remedies for surviving grievances.