IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9375 of 2025 Date of Decision: 05.06.2025 _________________________________________________________ Sanjeev Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Dogra, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Raman Jamalta, Advocate. Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that his client would be content and satisfied in case direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide representation of the petitioner in light of judgment dated 8.2.2019, rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 1557-1564 of 2019 (arising out of SLP (c) Nos. 16158-16165/2016), titled as “Himachal Road Transport Corporation v. Lekh Ram etc. etc.”. Learned counsel for the respondents is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. - 2 - 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 Hon'ble Apex 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 petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide pending representation dated 01.03.2025 (Annexure P-6) having been filed by the petitioner in light of Lekh Ram’s case (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within six weeks. In case, petitioner is 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 petitioner and pass speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. June 05, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (shankar) Judge