IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.19063 of 2025 Date of Decision: 4.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Manoj Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Shyam Singh Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, could be called for from the respondents, learned counsel representing the petitioner, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment passed by Coordinate Bench this Court in CWPOA No. 1077 of 2019 titled Nitin Kumar Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Coordinate Bench this Court in afore judgment and as such, petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of the respondent, Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta, Advocate, states that he is not averse to - 2 - aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and representation, if any, filed by the petitioner shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-9) in light of Nitin Kumar (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgment, he would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. December 4, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge