Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.11768, 11772 & 11770 of 2025 Date of decision: 25.07.2025 1. CWP No.11768 of 2025 Vinay Kumar. ...Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation & Anr. ...Respondents. 2. CWP No.11772 of 2025 Swarn Singh. ...Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation & Anr. ...Respondents. 3. CWP No.11770 of 2025 Munish Kumar. ...Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation & Anr. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Ajay Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Tarun Brakta, Advocate. For the respondent(s) : Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisht, Advocate. -2- Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge These writ petitions seek directions to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners upon completion of three years of service on contract basis, along with all consequential benefits. 2. The respondents, though have not filed their reply, however, during hearing of the case, learned counsel for the respondents placed on record office instructions dated 25.07.2025 from the Executive Director of the respondent- Corporation, inter alia, conveying that instructions had been issued by the respondents vide office memorandum dated 22.01.2021 to all Unit Officers/Appointing Authorities to look into matters like the present ones and to consider all pending cases for regularization, wherein, due to the pendency of criminal cases/FIRs against employees, their services were not regularized from the due date. A copy of the office memorandum dated 22.01.2021 has also been placed on record. The office instructions further state that the cases of the petitioners shall be examined under the aforesaid office memorandum and, if found covered, the due benefits shall be released to them. -3- 3. Taking note of the above submissions and the documents placed on record, these writ petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for their retrospective regularization, in accordance with law and in view of the office memorandum dated 22.01.2021. If the petitioners’ cases are found covered and they are held entitled to retrospective regularization, all consequential benefits, including admissible monetary benefits, be released in their favour within a period of six months from today. Failing which, the petitioners shall be entitled to interest @ 6% per annum. These writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 25th July, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)