IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.12198 of 2025 Decided on: 1st September, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usha Devi …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Sunil Dutt Gautam, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Following order was passed in this matter on 29.07.2025, noticing the gist of petitioner’s grievance:- “Notice. Mr. Rahul Thakur, learned counsel, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. Petitioner’s husband died in harness on 21.09.2023. She is still waiting for release of Death- cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG), which as per Annexure P-3, has been sanctioned by the respondents to the extent of Rs.17,25,585/-. Let learned counsel for the respondents to have instructions about release of due and admissible DCRG to the petitioner within two weeks. List thereafter.” 2. Pursuant to above order, learned counsel for the respondents has placed on record copy of an internal office communication and on that basis submits that due & 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 admissible Leave Encashment and Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity have been released in favour of the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner acknowledges the fact that all retiral benefits have now been released to the petitioner, but raises a grievance that interest component on account of delayed payment of retiral benefits has not been released to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that interest liability on account of delayed payment of retiral benefits shall also be discharged by the respondents within four weeks from today. 5. In view of above submissions, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to discharge the statutory interest liability on account of delayed payment of retiral benefits to the petitioner within four weeks from today, i.e. by 06.10.2025. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 01, 2025 Judge Mukesh