Himachal Pradesh High Court
CWP/12030/2026 on 6 November 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No. 12030/2026
Decided on: 06.11.2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheela Devi
…..Petitioner
Versus State of H.P. and Ors.
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Himanshu Thakur, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 4.
Ms. Kamlesh Shandil, Advocate, for respondent No.5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Petitioner has claimed pension in this writ petition.
2. Following order was passed in this writ petition on 09.10.2026: - “Heard for some time. In view of the law laid down in Sunder Singh vs. The State of H.P. & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017, decided on 08.03.2018) and Balo Devi & ors. vs. State of H.P. & Ors. (Civil Appeal no. 4792 of 2022, decided on 18.07.2022) and the facts pertaining to the petitioner as noticed in the order (Annexure P-6, recording that petitioner has to her credit 7 years, 9 months of regular service and 8 years, 5 months and 27 days of daily wage service and yet the respondents having declined her case for grant of pension, learned Assistant Advocate General seeks an adjournment. List on 16.10.2026.”
3. Pursuant to the above, learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 17.10.2026
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. High Court of H.P. ::: Downloaded on - 07/11/2026 02:56:05 :::CIS
2 issued by the Director of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh, conveying that the case of the petitioner has been considered afresh on 17.10.2026 and pensionary benefits have been extended to the petitioner. A copy of the office order dated 17.10.2026, extending the benefit of pension to the petitioner, has also been made part of the office instructions. Learned Additional Advocate General informs that the pension case of the petitioner has now been forwarded to the office of respondent No. 5 on 23.10.2026. The office letter dated 23.10.2026, forwarding petitioner's pension case to respondent No. 5, has also been made part of the office instructions. Learned counsel for respondent No. 5 submits that the pension case of the petitioner shall positively be processed within a period of two weeks. Upon finalization thereof, the pension/pension arrears admissible to the petitioner shall be released in her favour by the respondents-State within further period of four weeks. In view of above, the instant petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge
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