Himachal Pradesh High Court
CWP/19737/2026 on 4 November 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH,
SHIMLA
CWP No. 19559 of 2026 and connected
matters
Decided on: 04.011.2026
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1. CWP No. 19559 of 2026
Pooja Chaudhary
…..Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. and Anr. ......Respondents …………………………………………………………………………………
2. CWP No. 19737 of 2026
Sanjay Kumar and Anr
…..Petitioners
Versus State of H.P. and Anr. ......Respondents …………………………………………………………………………………
3. CWP No. 19660 of 2026
Minakshi Kanwar
…..Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. and Anr. ......Respondents …………………………………………………………………………………
4. CWP No. 19659 of 2026 Brijesh Pathania
…..Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. and Anr. ......Respondents …………………………………………………………………………………
5. CWP No. 19599 of 2026
Pradeep and Ors
…..Petitioner
Versus State of HP and Ors. ......Respondents …………………………………………………………………………………
Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1
For the petitioners: M/s Mandeep Chandel, Tek
Chand and Sourav Sharma ,
Advocates in the
respective writ petitions
For the respondents/State: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan,
Deputy Advocate General.
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 judgment rendered in Taj Mohammad and others Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others2.
2. It is an admitted position that “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 & Anr.3 It is also a matter of record that State of Himachal
Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2 CWP No.2004 of 2017 decided alongwith connected matter on 03.08.2023. 3 CWP No. 3361 of 2025 decided a/w connected matters on 25.04.2026
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.
3. In view of above, but without examining the merits of the matters, the present petitions are disposed of, at this stage, with direction to the respondents to pass consideration order, 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.
Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge November 4, 2026 (R.Atal)
4 Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 24885/2026