IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P(T) No. 9162 of 2008 Date of decision: June 15, 2011 Ms. Rajnish Prabha Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge For the Petitioner: Mr. Ranjan Sharma, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “(i) That the respondents may be directed to consider an promote the applicant as Headmistress from the date the respondents No. 3 & 4 – juniors were promoted as such on 9.11.2000 (A-1) with all consequential benefits forthwith. (ii) That the applicant may be held entitled to the consequential benefits, like monetary benefits as mentioned in (e) along with arrears, with interest @ 18% per annum from 9.11.2000 when the respondents No. 3 & 4 and other juniors were promoted as Headmasters/Headmistresses till her retirement on 28.2.2002 forthwith. (iii) That the respondents may be directed to revise the retiral benefits like pension w.e.f. 1.3.2002 onwards and to revise the gratuity and leave encashment and to 2 release the arrears along with interest @ 18% per annum w.e.f. 1.3.2002 till realization forthwith.” 2. There is no reply as yet. There is no point in waiting for any further reply, since the application itself is a decade old one. It is seen that the petitioner had submitted Annexures A-2 and A-3 representations before the second respondent. 3. There will be a direction to the second respondent to look into Annexures A-2 and A-3 and take appropriate action in accordance with law, adverting to the submissions made therein. The action, as above, shall be taken within a period of four months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment by the petitioner before the second respondent. In case the petitioner is found entitled for any consequential benefits, the same shall be disbursed to the petitioner within another two months. 4. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice June 15, 2011 (K) ( Justice V.K. Sharma ), Judge