1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4446 of 2025 Date of decision: 13.05.2025 Gopal Sood. ...Petitioner. Versus HPTDC & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Shivank Singh Panta, Advocate. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Shivank Singh Panta, Advocate, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the grievance of the petitioner as raised in the petition has already been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram vs. The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors.1 Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content in case respondents are directed to examine his case in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. 1CWP No.4427/2023 decided along with connected matters on 11.01.2024. -2- 3. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the fact that similar issue as raised in the present petition, has been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram’s1 case. He further submitted that, however, the facts of the instant case are required to be verified by the Corporation as also the fact that as to whether the aforesaid judgment has attained finality or not. 4. In view of above submissions, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of relief prayed by him and verify the facts of the instant cases vis-à-vis the decision rendered in Tulsi Ram’s1 case, within a period of two months from today. In case the petitioner is found to be situated similar to the petitioners in the aforesaid case, then same benefit, as has been given to the petitioners in Tulsi Ram’s1 case, shall be granted to the petitioner in the instant case. The decision so arrived at, be also communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 13th May, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)