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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
CWP No.10061 of 2025
Decided on: 28th June 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Babu Ram
....Petitioner
Versus The HPTDC
…Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua
1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. O.P.Goel, Advocate.
For the respondents: Ms. Maheshwari Sharma, Advocate.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Ms. Maheshwari Sharma, learned counsel, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the grievance of the petitioner as raised in the petition has already been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram vs. The Himachal
1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes
- 2 - Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors.2
Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content in case respondent is directed to examine his case in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule.
3.
Learned counsel for the respondent does not dispute the fact that similar issue as raised in the present petition, has been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram’s2 case. She further submitted that, however, the facts of the instant case are required to be verified by the Corporation as also the fact that as to whether the aforesaid judgment has attained finality or not.
4.
In view of above submissions, this writ petition is
disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of relief prayed by him and verify the facts of the instant case vis-à-vis the decision rendered in Tulsi Ram’s2 case, within a period of two months from today. In case the petitioner is found to be situated similar to the petitioners in the aforesaid case, then same benefit, as has been given to the petitioners in Tulsi Ram’s2 case, shall be granted to the petitioner in the instant case.
2 CWP No.4427 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matters on 11.01.2024
- 3 - The decision so arrived at, be also communicated to the petitioner.
The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Judge June 28, 2025 R.Atal