2025:HHC:9962 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.5445 of 2025 Date of Decision: 09.04.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Bhupinder Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Ms. Bhavna Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr. Naresh Kumar Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following main relief: “(i) That the office order dated. 13.09.2013 Annexure P-3 may kindly be quashed and set aside, the respondents may be directed to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization from 01.09.2005 with all consequential benefits i.e. after completion of one year services as driver in view of the judgment rendered in Jagdish Singh’s Case.” 2. Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that petitioner would be content and satisfied in case his case is considered and decided in the light of judgment passed by Division Bench this Court in CWPOA No. 2343 of 2020 titled Vikram Singh Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation. 3. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocate, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and representation, if any, filed by the petitioner shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of Vikram Singh (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass speaking order thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. April 09, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2