IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 4947 of 2024 Date of Decision: 29.07.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Bhag Singh ……...Petitioner Versus HRTC & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Dheeraj K.Vashisht, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of present petition, petitioner has prayed for the following main reliefs:- “(i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to grant one increment, which was due to petitioner after working for one complete year from 01.11.2012 to 31.10.2013 and for granting consequential Pensionary Benefits along with interest of 18% per annum in the interest of justice and fair play. (ii) That the impugned office order of rejection dated 20.02.2024 (Annexure P-2) may kindly be quashed and set aside in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment passed by Division Bench of this Court in LPA No. 445 of 2024, titled as Himachal Road Transport Corporation & Others Vs. Ajmer Chand along with connected matters and judgment passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 9974 of 2023, titled as Shankar Singh Vs. HRTC and Ors. 3. Having perused the averments contained in the petition, especially relief clause vis-à-vis judgments passed by Division Bench as well as Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Himachal Road Transport Corporation and Shankar Singh (supra), this Court finds that case of the petitioner is identical to the aforesaid cases decided by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Vide aforesaid judgments, Division Bench as well as Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has already dealt with all the points raised in the instant petition and as such, respondents can be directed to decide the case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgments rendered by Division Bench and Coordinate Bench of this Court. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, the directions contained in the aforesaid judgments rendered by Division Bench as well as Co-ordinate Bench of this Court are ordered to be made mutatis mutandis applicable in the present case for all intents and purposes. In the aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of alongwith pending application(s), if any. July 29, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Sunil) Judge 2