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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10199 of 2025 Date of Decision: 30.06.2025 _______________________________________________________ Suraj Singh …….Petitioner Versus HRTC & Ors. … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioner, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 3097 of 2014 titled Nand Lal Vs. HRTC & Ors., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Coordinate Bench this Court in Nand Lal (supra) and as such, petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and representation, if any, filed by the petitioner shall be considered and decided expeditiously.
3. Consequently, in view of the aforesaid fair stand adopted by learned counsel for the respondents, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file representation before the competent authority within a period of three weeks for redressal of his grievance, which shall be decided by the competent authority expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks in light of aforesaid judgment. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass speaking order thereafter. Applications, if any, stand disposed of. p (Sandeep Sharma), Judge June 30, 2025 (Sunil)