IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.12341 of 2025 Date of Decision: 30.07.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dinesh Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. V.B.Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. V.S.Kanwar, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (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 Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 1557-1564 of 2019 titled Himachal Road Transport Corporation Vs. Lekh Ram etc. etc., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Hon’ble Apex Court in Lekh Ram (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. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. V.S.Kanwar, 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 above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-5) in light of Lekh Ram (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. 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 appropriate orders thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. July 30, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2