IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.319 of 2024 Date of Decision: 30.06.2025 _______________________________________________________ Des Raj …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents- State. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 4. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): While placing on record pension payment order issued by the office of Accountant General, thereby authorizing pension in favour of the petitioner, Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent-AG, states that pension stands authorized in favour of the petitioner and as such, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2. Having perused aforesaid communication, this Court finds that PPO, as detailed hereinabove, thereby authorizing pension stands issued in favour of the petitioner and as such, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings and accordingly, the same are closed with a direction to the respondents to ensure that arrears, if any, on account of pension, if not already released, be released in favour of the petitioner expeditiously preferably within eight weeks from today. Needless to say, gratuity and leave encashment, if any, payable to the petitioner shall also be released within afore period. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. P (Sandeep Sharma), Judge June 30, 2025 (Sunil)