IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16873 of 2025 Date of Decision: 26.11.2025 _______________________________________________________ Shri Ramesh Kumar …….Petitioner Versus HRTC and Others ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral): By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for following main relief: “i) That this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction directing the Respondents to immediately pay the DCRG, Leave Encashment, Amount of Group Insurance and all the other retiral benefits standing to the credit of Petitioner along with interest @ 9% p.a. w.e.f. 01.05.2025 till the date they have been actually paid to the Petitioner.” 2. While placing on record communication dated 25.11.2025, issued under the signatures of Deputy Divisional Manager, HRTC, Taradevi Unit, addressed to Managing Director, HRTC, Shimla, Mr. Vinod Gupta, learned counsel representing respondents, states that sums of 15,53,409/- and 9,41,460/- stand paid to the petitioner on ₹ ₹ account of DCRG and leave encashment vide Cheques Nos.212186 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 dated 06.11.2025 and 213043 dated 25.11.2025. He states that interest, if any, on account of delayed payment shall be paid expeditiously. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition and accordingly the same is disposed of with the direction to respondents to ensure that interest, if any, on account of delayed payment shall be paid to the petitioner expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six weeks. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. p` (Sandeep Sharma), Judge November 26, 2025 (Rajeev Raturi)