IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.15600 of 2024 Decided on: 26th May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Ram Rattan ....Petitioner Versus HPTDC and Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Himanshu Kapila, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Shivank Singh Panta, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Following order was passed in the matter on 05.05.2025:- “The petitioner had claimed balance amount of Dearness Relief to the extent of Rs.4,50,387/- due to him from the respondents alongwith interest @ 9% per annum. Pursuant to the orders passed in this writ petition from time to time, learned counsel for the parties have jointly submitted that out of the balance amount, Rs.1,50,000/- were released to the petitioner in March, 2022 and the remaining amount of Rs.3,00,387/- was released to him on 25.04.2025. The surviving dispute is only regarding 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - claimed interest on delayed payment of due amount. Learned vice counsel appearing for the respondents seeks an adjournment by one week. List on 13.05.2025.” 2. Learned counsel for the respondent has placed on record internal office communication dated 24.05.2025 and on that basis submits that the respondents have decided to pay simple interest @6% per annum w.e.f. 16.12.2023 i.e. the due date on the analogy of similar interest having been released by the respondents in Jagan Nath Vs. State of HP and others2. The petitioner will be extended the same benefits within four weeks. 3. Taking note of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to pay interest component to the petitioner in terms of the assurance as projected above within four weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 26, 2025 R.Atal 2 CWP No. 46 of 2020 decided on 03.01.2020.