1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11472 of 2011-H Decided on: 27.12.2011 Shunklu Ram, R/o late Sh. Devia Ram, R/o Village Dharoh, P.O. Halog, (Dhami), Tehsil and District Shimla, H.P. ....Petitioner Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through the Secretary (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj), Shimla-2. 2. The Director of Rural Development and Panchayti Raj, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-9. 3. The District Panchayat Officer, Shimla, Distt. Shimla, H.P. ....Respondents Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Romesh Verma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer: 2 “(ii) That in view of the submissions as made the petitioner may kindly be held entitled to grant of all the benefits from the date of his initial appointment i.e. year 1956 as prayed for and for grant of such benefits as considered just and proper in the fact and circumstances of the case.” 2. According to the petitioner, the judgment passed by this Court in CWP No. 1802 of 2002, decided on 31.7.2008 has attained finality. In case the petitioner is similarly situated and his case is covered by the judgment, referred to above, he cannot be discriminated. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent/competent authority to look into the matter and take appropriate action, in accordance with law, without discriminating the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition as well as a copy of the judgment, referred to above. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, as above, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 27, 2011 (Justice Dev Darshan Sud), (ms/hl) Judge.