IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.14828 of 2024 Decided on: 6th January, 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Kali Dass ....Petitioner Versus HRTC …Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Raman Jamalta, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Petitioner seeks direction to the respondent- Corporation to grant him two increments that were stopped by the respondent-Corporation with cumulative effect w.e.f. 1994 alongwith interest within a time bond manner. 2. Following order was passed in the matter on 19.12.2024:- “Notice. Mr. Raman Jamalta, learned Counsel, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - Grievance of the petitioner is that despite penalty of stoppage of two annual increments with cumulative effect imposed upon him by the respondents having been set aside under decision dated 06.09.2023, rendered in CWPOA No. 5314 of 2020 (Kali Dass Vs. HRTC), the respondents have neither taken any fresh action against the petitioner nor restored increments in his favour despite petitioner’s representing to them vide Annexure P-4 dated 04.01.2024. Let respondents to have instructions /reply in the matter by the next date of hearing. List on 03.01.2025.” 3. In compliance to the aforesaid order, learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation has placed on record office order dated 04.01.2025, stating therein that benefit of two increments, which had been withheld with cumulative effect from the petitioner under order dated 19.12.2024, has been allowed to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation further placed on record pay fixation order of the petitioner dated 06.01.2025, re-fixing the pay of the petitioner pursuant to the office order dated 04.01.2025. Learned counsel for the respondent further submits that necessary follow up action of giving consequential monetary benefits shall be taken within six weeks. - 3 - 4. Taking note of above submissions, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent- Corporation to release due and admissible monetary benefits to the petitioner under the aforesaid order within a period of six weeks from today, as undertaken by the respondent- Corporation. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge January 6, 2025 R.Atal