Smt. Saroj Bala & Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
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Heard, Mr. Hoshiyar Singh Rangra, Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Navlesh Verma, Learned Additional Advocate General, for the Respondents-State.
7. Without going into the rival claims and contentions and in view of the additional facts now placed before this Court, by placing reliance on the judgment in the case of Surendra Sharma, [supra], this Court disposes of the present writ petition, as prayed for - 7 - by Learned Counsel for the petitioners, in the following terms: “(i) State Authorities are directed to examine the case of the petitioners in light of the judgment in CWP No.3544 of 2020, titled State of H.P. & anr. versus Surendra Sharma and Ors, decided on
06.11.2020, within a period of six weeks from today; (ii). Upon consideration, petitioners herein are found to be similarly placed then, the admissible benefits, as have been extended to Surendra Sharma [supra] shall also be extended to the petitioners herein. (iii) Since the petitioners have filed the instant petition on 31.07.2013, therefore, the admissible consequential benefits shall be restricted for a period of three weeks, from the date of filing of the petitioner and thereafter in terms of the mandate of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India versus Tarsem Singh (2008) 8 SCC 648; Shiv Dass versus Union of India and Others; (2007) 9 SCC 274; State of Madhya Pradesh and Others versus Yogendra Shrivastava (2010) 12 SCC 538 and Asger Ibrahim Amin Versus Life Insurance Corporation of India (2016) 13 SCC 797, followed in Rushibhai Jagdishchandra Pathak versus Bhavnagar Municipal - 8 - Corporation, CA No.4134 of 2022 [2022 SCC Online S C 641] decided on
18.5.2022; (iv). Needless to say that this Court has not adverted to the rival contentions, claims and its admissibility or inadmissibility, which are left to be examined by the State Authorities in the aforesaid terms. In aforesaid terms, the instant petition dispose of along with all pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. 13th October, 2025 [himani] (Ranjan Sharma) Judge