EX.P./2327/2026 on 2 November 2026

2026:HHC:48249

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Ex. Pet. No.2327 of 2026 Decided on: 02

nd November, 2026

_______________________________________________________ Naresh Kumar

...Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another ...Respondents ________________________________________________________

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the petitioner: Mr. Sourav Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Amandeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral) Learned Additional Advocate General has produced instructions dated 28.10.2026 issued by the Director of School Education, Himachal Pradesh and copy of office order dated 28.10.2026 passed by the Deputy Director of School Education (Elementary), Mandi, District Mandi, H.P., which are taken on record.

2. A perusal of the aforesaid office order reveals that the representation made by the petitioner has been rejected and it has been held that the petitioner who was initially appointed on contractual basis on 06.01.2022 and whose services was subsequently regularized on 27.06.2024, cannot be considered for

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deemed regularization from the date of his initial appointment/joining on contract basis as the petitioner has not been appointed on a regular basis being not similarly situated to Nitin Kumar’s case.

3. This Court while disposing of the writ petition on 25.05.2026, had only directed the competent authority to decide the representation made by the petitioner.

4. Once the competent authority has now decided the representation made by the petitioner, the mandate contained in the judgment passed in CWP No.7758 of 2026, titled, Naresh Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and another, has duly been complied with and the execution petition is disposed of as having been fully satisfied. However, in case the petitioner is aggrieved by the office order dated 28.10.2026 passed by the Deputy Director of School Education (Elementary), Mandi, District Mandi, H.P., he may avail an appropriate remedy in accordance with law. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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