IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.4800 of 2025 Decided on: 2nd April, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Suman Kumar ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rahul Thakur, learned Standing Counsel, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to pay Overstay Allowance from fourth year of his stay at Reckong Peo Unit till his relieving on 16.12.2021, with all consequential benefits, along with interest at market rate till such time the payment is made.” 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment dated 1.4.2015 passed by this Court in CWP No.3097/2014 (Devender Chauhan Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and another). Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content in case a direction is issued to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner for redressal of his grievances raised in the writ petition in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner for redressal of his grievances raised in the writ petition, in accordance with law and taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Devender Chauhan, supra, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. - 3 - The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge April 2, 2025 R.Atal