IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4296 of 2024 alongwith CWP No.4518 of 2024 Decided on: 3rd June, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.4296 of 2024 Puran Chand …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.4518 of 2024 Parkash Chand …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. S.P. Chatterji, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisht, Advocate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Even though the respondents have not filed reply, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. Both these writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost identical reliefs. The substantive reliefs in CWP No.4296 of 2024 read as under:- “(i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to count the service of the petitioner rendered on contract basis, followed by regularization, for qualifying service for pension and consequential benefits such as seniority, pay fixation, arrears of pay, annual increments, proficiency step up increments under ACP Scheme, earned leave etc. etc. (ii) That the arrears of salary may be paid along with interest at market rate.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to consider the respective cases of the petitioners for grant of pension and pensionary benefits after taking into consideration the services rendered by them on contract basis followed by regularization in light of law laid down in State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. Versus Sheela Devi2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the respective cases of the petitioners in accordance with 2 SLP (Civil) No.10399/2020, decided on 07.08.2023 3 law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Sheela Devi2 within a period of four weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua June 03, 2025 Judge Mukesh