IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8017 of 2025 Date of Decision: 16.05.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Kushal Kumar & Anr. ……...Petitioners Versus HRTC & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Virender Singh, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners states that his client would be content and satisfied in case prayer made in the instant petitions is considered and decided by the respondents/competent authority in terms of judgment dated 17.7.2014, passed in CWP No. 3050 of 2014, case titled as Nek Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. Learned counsel for the respondents is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioners. 2. Having perused aforesaid judgment sought to be relied upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds that issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in the aforesaid judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court and as such, no prejudice would be caused to either of the parties in case, respondents are directed to consider and decide case of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide representations of the petitioners (Annexure P-2) in light of Nek Ram (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioners are found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgment, he would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of the instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. May 16, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2