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1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Execution Petition No.865 of 2025
Date of decision: 05.08.2025 Dilbag Singh.
...Petitioner.
Versus HRTC & Ors.
...Respondents.
Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Arun Rana, Advocate.
For the respondents : Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashishat, Advocate.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner seeks enforcement of decision rendered in Dilbag Singh vs. HRTC & Ors.1. The operative directions in the said decision reads as under:-
“5. In view of above discussion, the writ petition is allowed. Impugned orders dated 03.10.2024 (Annexure P-5) and 12.09.2024 (Annexure P-6) are quashed and set aside. Respondents are directed to re-fix the pay of the petitioner after giving him benefit of approved military service as was done by them at Annexure P-4 dated 16.11.2021. Consequential benefits be released to the petitioner within six weeks. Amount, if any, recovered from the petitioner on account of impugned re-fixed (reduced) pay scale be also released in his favour. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.”
2.
Following order was passed in the matter on 04.08.2025:-
“Learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record office instructions dated 16.07.2025.
1CWP No.11982 of 2024 decided on 28.04.2025.
In terms of the aforesaid instructions, respondents have decided to implement the judgment and comply with the directions contained therein.
Learned counsel for the petitioner raises the grievance that the judgment in question has not been implemented. The petitioner has neither received the financial benefits for the previous period nor has his current salary been paid in terms of his legitimate dues.
Learned counsel for the respondents seeks an adjournment by a day to place on record fresh office instructions in that regard. List on 05.08.2025.”
Pursuant to the above, learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record a copy of office order dated 28.07.2025, refixing the pay of the petitioner pursuant to Dilbag Singh¹.
Learned counsel for the petitioner acknowledges the refixation of pay carried out by the respondent-Corporation.
3.
Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the pay of the petitioner, as refixed under office order dated 28.07.2025, shall be released in his favour for the month of July, 2025, within one week from today. Learned counsel further submits that the arrears due to the petitioner in terms of the refixation order shall be released within a period of six weeks from today.
4.
In view of the above submissions made by learned counsel for the respondents, the present execution petition is
disposed of with directions to the respondents to release the pay of the petitioner for the month of July, 2025, within one week from today and the admissible arrears on that basis within six weeks from today, i.e. by 18.09.2025. Petitioner is, however, at liberty to seek appropriate remedy for redressal of his surviving grievance, if any, in accordance with law
Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, to also stand disposed of.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua 5th August, 2025
Judge (Pardeep)