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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH,
SHIMLA
CWP Nos. 6832 and 6834/2025
Decided on: 28.04.2025
1. CWP No. 6832 of 2025
Biri Singh
…Petitioner
Versus
Himachal Road Transport Corporation .…Respondent .…………………………………………………………………………….
2. CWP No. 6834 of 2025
Rajesh Kumar
…Petitioner
Versus
Himachal Road Transport Corporation .…Respondent .……………………………………………………………………………. Coram
Ms Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1
For the petitioners: Mr. S.P.Chatterji, Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. Shrutika Chauhan,
Advocate vice Mr. Dheeraj K.
Vashisth, Advocate.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J
Notice. Ms. Shrutika Chauhan, Advocate vice Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisth, learned counsel, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondent in both the matters.
1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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2.
These writ petitions have been filed for grant of almost common reliefs, which have been extracted from CWP No. 6832 of 2025 filed for grant of following reliefs: -
“i). That an appropriate writ, order or the directions may kindly be issued to the respondent- Corporation to treat the petitioner as regular Driver from the date of his initial; appointment on contract basis or after/one year of his initial appointment; by giving him regular pay of scale of Driver, as applicable on the date of his contractual appointment and revised thereafter from time to time, with all consequential benefits. (ii) That the arrears of salary may be paid along with interest at market rate..”
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners have already been adjudicated in Vikram Singh Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to this prayer.
4.
Having regard to above submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, these writ petitions are
2 CWPOA No.2343 of 2020, decided alongwith connected matters on
09.11.2023.
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disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the respective cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid
judgment and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioners.
Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge 28th April, 2025
(R. atal)