IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA Civil Writ Petition No. 13612 of 2025. Date of decision: 25 th August, 2025. Joginder Singh ...Petitioner. Versus HPSEBL & Anr. ….Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Ravinder Thakur, Advocate. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral). Notice. Mr. Ravinder Thakur, learned counsel appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. By way of instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for following substantive relief:- “a) That a writ in the nature of mandamus may be passed directing the respondents to grant yearly increment to the petitioner after completion of one year of service as on 31.8.2024 which was due to him on 1.09.2024 after serving for one complete year and further the pay fixation of the petitioner be modified accordingly and pension and other monetary benefits" be refixed after taking into account the 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? annual yearly increment with all consequential benefits in view of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Court of India in Civil Appeal No.2471 of 2023 arising out of SLP No.6185 of 2020 titled as The Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL and others Vs C.P. Mundinamani and others decided on 11.4.2023 and also the various judgment passed by this Hon'ble Court based on the aforesaid judgment passed by the Hon'ble ApexCourt of India.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the Judgment passed by this Court in CWP No. 9926 of 2023, titled as Ram Kumar Gupta vs. HPSEB Ltd. & Anr., on 24.04.2024. He further submits that petitioner shall be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to consider and decide the representation, (Annexure P-1) submitted by the petitioner in time bound manner in light of judgment ibid. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of without making any comments on the merits of the case of the petitioner. It is directed that respondents shall consider and decide the representation (Annexure P-1), submitted by the petitioner in light of judgment passed by this Court in CWP No. 9926 of 2023, titled as Ram Kumar Gupta vs. HPSEB Ltd. & Anr., on 24.04.2024, within eight weeks …2… from today by passing a speaking order. In case, the petitioner is found similarly situated as petitioner in CWP No. 9926 of 2023, titled as Ram Kumar Gupta vs. HPSEB Ltd. & Anr., on 24.04.2024, he shall also be granted the same benefits as granted to petitioners in above referred case. 5. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 25th August, 2025. (jai) …3…