1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.1523 of 2024 Date of Decision : 24.02.2025 Trilok Nath …… Petitioner. Versus HPPCL and ors. ……Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the Petitioner : Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For Respondents No.1, 3 and 4 : Mr. Yashveer Singh Rathore, Advocate. For Respondent No.2 : Mr. Navlesh Verma, Additional Advocate General. Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (oral) According to the petitioner, the issue in question is no longer res integra as the same is squarely covered vide judgment passed by a Division Bench of which one of us (Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan) was the author in CWP Nos. 4654 of 2013 titled as Avtar Singh Dayal vs. HP State Electricity Board Ltd. and along with connected matter, decided on 26.11.2014. The issue in question is required to be examined and considered by the respondents. Therefore, without going into the merits of the case, we deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment within a period of six weeks’ from today. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, the decision so passed shall be a speaking and reasoned one. ( Tarlok Singh Chauhan ) Judge ( Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 24th February, 2025 (ravinder/pathania)