IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 15596 & 15602/2024 Decided on: 09.01.2025 CWP No. 15596/2024 Roop Singh .…Petitioner Versus HPTDC & Ors. ……Respondents CWP No. 15602/2024 Rakesh Sharma .…Petitioner Versus HPTDC & Ors. ……Respondents Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Shivank Singh Panta, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J Even though the reply has not been filed by the respondents in both the petitions, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the grievance of the petitioners as raised in these petitions has already 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram vs. The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors.2 Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners would be content in case respondents are directed to examine their cases in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the fact that similar issue as raised in the present petitions, has been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram’s2 case. Learned counsel further submitted that, however, the facts of the instant cases are required to be verified by the Corporation as also the fact that as to whether the aforesaid judgment has attained finality or not. 4. In view of above submissions, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for grant of relief prayed by them and verify the facts of the instant cases vis-à-vis the decision rendered in Tulsi Ram’s2 case, within a period of two months from today. In case the petitioners are found to be situated similar to the petitioners in the aforesaid case, then same benefit, as has been given to the petitioners in Tulsi Ram’s2 case, shall be granted to the petitioners in the instant cases. The decision so arrived at, be also communicated to the petitioners. 2CWP No.4427/2023 decided alongwith connected matters on 11.01.2024 3 The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 09th January, 2025 (Rohit)