IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.9644 of 2025 and connected matters. Decided on 16th June, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 9644 of 2025 Ram Pal ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 9646 of 2025 Subhash Chand ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 3. CWP No. 9648 of 2025 Om Parkash ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 4. CWP No. 9650 of 2025 Kamal Singh ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 5. CWP No. 9652 of 2025 Baldev Singh ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents - 2 - _________________________________________________________________ 6. CWP No. 9654 of 2025 Baldev Singh ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 7. CWP No. 9656 of 2025 Jagdev Singh ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 8. CWP No. 9658 of 2025 Surinder Kumar ....Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner(s): Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Suri, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashishat, Mr. Rahul Gathania and Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocates, for the respondents in the respective petitions. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashishat, Mr. Rahul 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 3 - Gathania and Mr. Rahul Thakur, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respondents in the respective petitions. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 3. The instant petitions have been filed, praying for a direction to the respondents to release enhanced dearness relief and interim relief with arrears along with interest in favour of the petitioners 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners referred to office memorandum dated 07.02.2015 (Annexure P-1), whereunder dearness relief to Himachal Pradesh Government Pensioner/Family Pensioners was revised w.e.f. 01.07.2014. Reliance was also placed upon office memorandum dated 07.03.2021, issued by the Department of Finance Government of Himachal Pradesh, further revising the dearness relief of Himachal Pradesh Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2019. 5. It is not in dispute that office memorandums dated 07.02.2015 and 07.03.2021 have been adopted by the respondent-Corporation and dearness relief in terms of these - 4 - office memorandums is admissible to the petitioners, but the same has not been released to them. In view of above, the instant writ petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to pay due and admissible dearness relief to the petitioners in terms of above office memorandums within a period of six weeks from today. It is, however, made clear that in case due and admissible dearness relief is not paid by the respondents to the petitioners within the aforesaid period, then the same shall be payable with interest @ 5% per annum from the due date till its actual realization. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge June 16, 2025 R.Atal