IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.5563 of 2024 Date of Decision: 06.01.2026 _______________________________________________________ Surinder Kumar …….Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation & Ors. … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Hemant Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “(i) Issue a writ of certiorari to quash and set aside the Annexure P-4 i.e. office order dated 31.03.2023’ (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent- Corporation to release two additional increments in favour of the petitioner from the date he completed 20 years as a Conductor i.e. 13.01.2001 as per law laid down by this Hon’ble Court in CWP No. 4167 of 2019, dated 29.11.2021 in the interest of justice and fair play.” 2. At this stage, learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record office letter dated 20.12.2025 issued 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. 3. Learned counsel submits that the consolidated instructions contained in the office letter dated 20.12.2025 take care 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 of the grievances of the petitioner. 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 petitioner is 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 31.03.2023 (Annexure P-4), which is impugned in the present writ petition. 5. In view of above, the impugned office order dated 31.03.2023 (Annexure P-4) is quashed and set aside. Respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of relief prayed for by him in light of consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025. This exercise be carried out within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge January 06,2026 (shankar)