Himachal Pradesh High Court
CWP/18588/2026 on 26 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH,
SHIMLA
CWP No. 18546/2026 a/w connected matters
Decided on: 26.10.2026
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1. CWP No. 18546/2026
Kamal Singh Rana & Ors.
…Petitioners
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents.
2. CWP No. 18675/2026
Natinder Singh
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Anr.
.…Respondents
3. CWP No. 18677/2026
Sandeep Kumar
…Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Anr.
.…Respondents
4. CWP No. 18685/2026
Archana Kumari
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Anr.
.…Respondents
5. CWP No. 18621/2026
Karan Rana
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents
6. CWP No. 18597/2026
Akhil Agnihotri
…Petitioner
Versus
HRTC & Ors.
.…Respondents
7. CWP No. 18587/2026
Yogesh
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents
8. CWP No. 18552/2026
Jatinder Kumar & Ors.
…Petitioners
Versus State of H.P. & Anr.
.…Respondents
9. CWP No. 18635/2026
Priyanka Kumari & Anr.
…Petitioners
Versus State of H.P. & Anr.
.…Respondents
10. CWP No. 18588/2026
Kartar Singh
…Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents
11. CWP No. 18603/2026
Manohar Lal & Ors.
…Petitioners
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents
12. CWP No. 18948/2026
Ajeet Kumar
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents
13. CWP No. 18942/2026
Sunil
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
.…Respondents
14. CWP No. 18957/2026
Akshay Kumar Sharma
…Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. & Anr.
.…Respondents
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Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1
For the petitioner: M/s Mandeep Chandel, C.D. Negi, Ashwani Kondal, Santosh Kumar, Vaibhav Tanwar, Mukul Sood, for the petitioners in the respective petitions.
For the respondents: Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General & Mr. Virender Singh Kanwar, for the respondents in the respective petitions.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J
Petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to count their contract services for the purpose of annual increments, seniority, promotion and all other consequential benefits. They seek applicability of the decision rendered in Taj Mohammad and others Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others2.
Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 CWP No.2004 of 2017 decided alongwith connected matter on 03.08.2023.
2. It is an admitted position that the “Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024” has been quashed and set aside in Devinder Kumar & Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr3. It is also a matter of record that State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. Vs. Devinder Kumar & Ors.4 instituted by the State of Himachal Pradesh against the aforementioned judgment, has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Apex Court on 29.07.2026. While dismissing the appeal, the Hon’ble Apex Court granted four months’ time to the State Government to do the needful in terms of the judgment.
In view of above, these present petitions are disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for the grant of relief prayed for by them, in accordance with the time-line indicated by the Hon’ble Apex Court. The petitioners are at liberty to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of their surviving grievances, if any, at an appropriate stage, in case, necessity so arises, in future. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge 26th October, 2026(rohit)
3 CWP No. 3361 of 2025 decided alonwith connected matters on 25.04.2026 4 Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 24885/2026 decided on 29.07.2026