IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.19706 of 2025 Decided on: 16th December, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anant Ram Bhardwaj …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rahul Thakur, learned counsel, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “i. The Respondent corporation may kindly be directed to release the arrear after fixation of revised pension as per notification dated 08.09.2022 which was adopted by the corporation on 22.07.2023, along with interest @ 12% per annum since 01.01.2016 till its realization.” 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 3. Petitioner superannuated from the service of respondent-Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC). He is drawing pension as retired employee. Petitioner’s case is that the Board of Directors of the respondent-Corporation in its 153rd meeting held on 19.06.2023, vide Item No.153.07, has approved revision of pension/family pension at 50% and 30% of the levels of Pay Matrix w.e.f. 01.01.2016 in respect of pensioners/family pensioners of the respondent-Corporation. Memo in this regard was issued by the respondent-Corporation on 22.07.2023 (Annexure P-2). The said memo was on the analogy of State Government notification dated 08.09.2022. Para 3 of aforesaid memo dated 22.07.2023 orders for implementing the decision of the Board of Directors and release of revised pension/family pension w.e.f. July, 2023 onwards after completing all codal formalities pursuant to the State Government notification dated 08.09.2022. Petitioner’s grievance is that despite the issuance of memo dated 22.07.2023, his pension has neither been revised by 50% of the level of Pay Matrix w.e.f. 01.01.2016 nor arrears of revised pension have been paid to him w.e.f. 01.07.2023 onwards. Representation preferred by the petitioner to respondent No.1 on 14.07.2025 (Annexure P-3) for allowing him revised pension at 50% of 3 the level of pay matrix w.e.f. 01.01.2016 has not yielded any response so far. 4. As noticed above, memo was issued by the respondent-Corporation on 22.07.2023. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation has admitted that till date there is no decision of the respondents to release due and admissible arrears accrued on account of revision of pension/family pension to the pre-2016 retirees. At this stage, learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation, under instructions, submitted that arrears due and admissible to the petitioner on account of revision of pension w.e.f. 01.07.2023 to 30.11.2025 shall be paid to him within 12 weeks from today. Learned counsel further submitted that recurring revised pension shall be paid to the petitioner within two weeks. His statement is taken note of. 5. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to make payment of arrears accrued to the petitioner on account of revision of pension w.e.f. 01.07.2023 to 30.11.2025 within a period of 12 weeks from today. The recurring revised pension admissible to the petitioner be released positively within two weeks from today, i.e. for the month of December, 2025 4 to be released in the month of January, 2026. Liberty is, however, reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of his surviving grievances, if any, in accordance with law. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua December 16, 2025 Judge Mukesh