IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10623 of 2023 Date of Decision: 25.06.2025 _______________________________________________________ Hamender Sharma and Another …….Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Others ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Hemant Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral): Learned counsel representing the petitioner fairly acknowledges factum with regard to receipt of principle amount of GPF, which is otherwise prayed in the instant petition. He states that present petition can be disposed of with the direction to respondents to pay interest, if any, on the aforesaid amount. 2. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to aforesaid prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of, with the direction to respondents to consider payment of interest, if any, to the petitioners on the principle amount of GPF. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 In the aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any. p` (Sandeep Sharma), Judge June 25, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)