HP High Court Grants Forest Guards Right to Pay Fixation Benefits

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled in favor of a group of Forest Guards, granting them pay fixation benefits by counting their contractual service towards regularization benefits. Represented by Advocate Deven Khanna, the petitioners argued that delays in their regularization, compared to counterparts in the Dharamshala Circle, resulted in loss of benefits under the January 2022 government pay scale notification.

The court directed the Forest Department to retroactively regularize the petitioners from December 31, 2021, ensuring their pay parity and full benefits. This landmark decision reinforces timely and equitable regularization rights for forest guards.