1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.5066, 5308, 5310, 5432, 6886, & 8664 of 2023 Decided on: 06.01.2026 1. CWP No. 5066/2023 Amrit Lal …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another .....Respondents 2. CWP No. 5308/2023 Roop Chand s/o Sh. Nikka Ram …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another .....Respondents 3. CWP No. 5310/2023 Roop Lal s/o Sh. Narayan Dass …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another .....Respondents 4. CWP No. 5432/2023 Ashok Kumar S/o Sh. Mathura Dass …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another .....Respondents 5. CWP No. 6886/2023 Shyam Lal …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents 2 6. CWP No. 8664/2023 Ashok Kumar s/o Sh. Baldev Singh …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another .....Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Ashok Kumar and Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Ajay Kumar Chauhan, Advocate in CWP Nos. 5066, 5308 & 5310/2023. Mr. Vinod K. Gupta, Advocate in CWP Nos. 5432 & 8664/2023. Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashist, Advocate in CWP No. 6886/2023. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost identical reliefs. Relief clause(s) herein is/are taken from CWP No. 5066/2023):- “(i) That respondent may kindly be directed to consider the case of petitioner for granting the two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service as per notification dated 10.09.2015 (Annexure P-1) as well as orders of this Hon'ble High Court which has been upheld by the Apex Court. (ii) That the Impugned Office order of rejection dated 29.11.2022 (Annexure P-5) may kindly be quashed and set aside.” 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 3 2. Respondents have also filed the reply. 3. At this stage, learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record office letter dated 20.12.2025 from respondent No.1 to its various offices across the State on the subject “Grant of two additional increments on completion of 20 years of regular service by Conductors-Consolidated instructions.” Learned counsel submits that the consolidated instructions contained in the office letter dated 20.12.2025 take care of the grievances of the petitioners. The respondents shall consider the case of the petitioner afresh for grant of two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service in terms of consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners are also agreeable to the above instructions. He prays for setting aside the rejection order passed by the respondents in the case of the petitioner on 29.11.2022 (Annexure P-5), which is impugned in the present writ petitions. 5. In view of above, the impugned office orders dated 29.11.2022 (Annexure P-5) are quashed and set aside. Respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioners for grant of relief prayed for by them in light of consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025. This exercise 4 be carried out within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioners. All writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 06, 2026 Judge yogesh