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2025 DAILYLAW 12623 (HP)

RAMESHWAR PRASAD SHARMA v. UOI AND ORS

CWP/5952/2024 · 2025-03-24

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Special Leave Petitionbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.5952 of 2024 Decided on: 24th March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rameshwar Prasad Sharma …..Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Amit Singh Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Shiv Pal Manhans, Senior Panel Counsel, for respondent No.1. Mr. Lalit K. Sehgal, Advocate, for respondents No.2 to 4. Mr. Umesh Kanwar, Advocate, for respondent No.5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner’s grievance essentially pertains to denial of higher wage pension to him by the respondents. He instituted this writ petition, inter alia, seeking writ of mandamus to direct the respondents for fixing his pension based on higher wages in accordance with the decision rendered in The Employees Provident Fund Organization & Etc. Versus Sunil Kumar B. & Etc.2. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 SLP(C) No.8658-8659 of 2019, decided on 04.11.2022 2 2. In response to the grievance of the petitioner, respondents No.2 to 4, in their reply, have pleaded that petitioner’s case was duly scrutinized. The errors therein were rectified. His pension has now been revised on higher wages. The Office note in this regard was issued on 02.12.2024. Consequently, fresh Pension Payment Order was also issued to the petitioner on 02.12.2024. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits the subsequent development in the writ petition and the redressal of petitioner’s grievances. He, however, submits that though the proceedings in the writ petition be closed, however, liberty be reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of his surviving grievances, if any, in accordance with law. Granting such liberty, the writ petition to stand disposed of as the grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ petition stands redressed. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 24, 2025 Judge Mukesh