CWP/19743/2026 on 4 November 2026

1. CWP No.19325 of 2026 Vikas Walia

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. CWP No.19458 of 2026 Anil

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. CWP No.19459 of 2026 Ashok Kumar

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. CWP No.19628 of 2026 Ranjeet Singh

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. CWP No.19645 of 2026 Rajiv Sharma

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. CWP No.19646 of 2026 Neetika Kaushal

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. CWP No.19648 of 2026 Sunil Gautam

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. CWP No.19652 of 2026 Mohd. Sahil

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. CWP No.19730 of 2026 Santosh Kumar

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. CWP No.19734 of 2026 Arvind Singh

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. CWP No.19736 of 2026 Islam Mohd.

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. CWP No.19738 of 2026 Shyam Lal

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents

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13. CWP No.19740 of 2026 Rajiv Kumar

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. CWP No.19741 of 2026 Yashpal

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. CWP No.19743 of 2026 Jagat Ram

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16. CWP No.19744 of 2026 Raj Rani

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. CWP No.19733 of 2026 Varsha Sharma

…..Petitioner

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Sudhanshu Sharma, Advocate

For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, Assistant Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Notice. Rajat Chaudhary, learned Assistant Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in all the writ petitions.

2. In view of the grievance of the petitioners and the nature of order being passed hereinafter, there is no necessity to call for reply from the respondents. Matters have accordingly been heard at this stage.

3. Petitioners’ grievance is that in terms of office memorandums issued on 02.03.2024, 16.10.2024 and 15.10.2025, arrears on account of Dearness Allowance (DA) are admissible to them w.e.f. 01.07.2022, yet these have not been released to them. Petitioners seek release of DA arrears w.e.f. 01.07.2022. Petitioners have also alleged discrimination citing notifications dated 10.10.2024 (Annexure P-9) and 03.02.2026 (Annexure P-10), whereunder, a specific category of State Government employees has been extended the Dearness Allowance at Central Government rates from the due dates. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have submitted representation at Annexure P-11 to the competent authorities for the redressal of their grievances, however, the same have not been decided till date. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.

4. Keeping in view the grievance of the petitioners, which is based upon respondents’ office memorandums dated 02.03.2024, 16.10.2024 & 15.10.2025; the fact that petitioners’ representations dated 18.05.2026 (Annexure P-11) are pending in that regard and having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the matter on merits, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to respondents No.1 and 2/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations seeking release of five pending instalments of Dearness Allowance and DA arrears statedly due to the petitioner w.e.f. 01.07.2022 in accordance with law keeping in view the aforesaid office memorandums, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. In case the Dearness Allowance and five instalments of DA arrears are admissible to the petitioners, as claimed by them, the same be also released within the aforesaid period.

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 04, 2026

Judge R.Atal