IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9942 of 2025 Date of decision: 20.06.2025 Nirmal Singh & Anr. ...Petitioners. Versus HRTC & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners : Mr. Nikhil, Advocate vice Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge (Oral): Notice. Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. The instant petition has been filed, praying for a direction to the respondents to release enhanced dearness relief and interim relief with arrears along with interest in favour for the petitioners. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes -2- 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 07.03.2020, 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 07.03.2020 have been adopted by the respondent-Corporation and dearness relief in terms of these office memorandums is admissible to the petitioners, but the same has not been released to them. In view of above, the instant writ petition is 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 -3- 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, shall also stand disposed of. (Jyotsna Rewal Dua) June 20,2025 Judge (R.Atal)