Himachal Pradesh High Court
CWP/6248/2020 on 3 November 2026
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2026:HHC:48600-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6248
of 2020
Decided on: 03
rd November, 2026
_______________________________________________________ Pyar Chand
....Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others ...Respondents ________________________________________________________
Coram
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the petitioner: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Senior Advocate with Ms. Neha Thakur Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Hemant Kumar Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral) Learned counsel representing the petitioner submits that the issue raised in the present petition is squarely covered by the decision dated 09.05.2022 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.6443 of 2021, titled, Babu Ram vs. State of H.P. and others along with connected matters, wherein the respondents were directed to give benefit of approved military service to the Ex-servicemen towards fixation of pay, from time
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to time, they joined the civil employment, ignoring the amendment carried out in the provision of Rule 5(1) of the Rules, 1972, which otherwise can be said to have come into operation from the date of Notification dated 29.01.2018.
2. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the aforesaid decision passed by the Division Bench of this Court. However, he submits that the competent authority shall examine the case of the petitioner and in case it is found to be similarly situate as that of Babu Ram’s case (supra), similar benefits shall be extended to him.
3. Consequently, the present petition is allowed and the directions contained in Babu Ram’s case (supra) shall be applied mutatis mutandis in the case of the petitioner. In case, it is found that the petitioner’s case is similar to that of Babu Ram’s case (supra), similar benefits shall be extended to him within a period of two months from today.
4. The petition is accordingly disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
rd November, 2026
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