IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 21112 of 2025 Date of Decision: 07.01.2026 __________________________________________________ Daulat Ram ...Petitioner… Versus HRTC & another …..Respondents... Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Raman Jamalta, Advocate. _________________________________________________________ Vivek Singh Thakur , Judge (oral) The petitioner has approached this Court for grant of two additional increments for completion of 20 years service period as Conductor without promotion. 2. In the present case, the prayer made by the petitioner had been rejected by the respondents and therefore the petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondent- Corporation for payment of additional increments after setting aside the rejection order passed by the respondent-Corporation on the representation preferred by the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents- Corporation has placed on record instructions dated 20.12.2025 issued by the Managing Director, HRTC, Shimla to all Divisional Managers and all Regional Managers of the Corporation, whereby, it has been informed that the Corporation has decided to grant two 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 additional increments to Conductors upon completion of 20 years of regular service without any promotion to the next higher post. 4. Under instructions, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation has submitted that the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed, as the Corporation itself has decided to grant and release two additional increments not only to the petitioner but also to all similarly situated Conductors. 5. In view of the above, nothing survives to be adjudicated. No further order is required to be passed except directing the respondents-Corporation to ensure payment of arrears on account of the aforesaid grant in terms of the communication dated 20.12.2025 and release of two additional increments to the petitioner on or before 31.03.2026 in terms of the decision of the Corporation transmitted vide communication dated 20.12.2025, placed on record by learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation. 6. The petition is disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge (Romesh Verma) Judge January 7, 2025 (Nisha)