IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA LPA No. 276 of 2011 Date of decision: 19.08.2011 State of H.P. & another …. Appellants Versus Vijay Kapoor …. Respondent Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the appellants: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG and Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG. For the respondent: Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral): The State has come up in appeal against the judgment dated 18.12.2010 in CWP(T) No. 8576 of 2008. The issue pertains to conferment of status of lecturer on Pandits. That was considered earlier by a Division Bench of this Court leading to a judgment in CWP No. 3339 of 2010, tilted as State of H.P. & another versus Usha Sood. That judgment has attained finality. The learned Single Judge has only directed the respondents(appellants herein) to consider the case of the writ petitioner in light of the said judgment. Though the learned Additional Advocate General has made an attempt to make a distinction between the said case and the present case, the fact remains that the principle in both cases is the same and once the judgment in Usha Sood’s case has been implemented, there is no point in canvassing for a different view. Thus, there is no merit in 2 the appeal, which is accordingly dismissed, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice ( Justice V.K. Ahuja ), August 19, 2011 Judge (BSS/vt)