IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4824 of 2025 a/w connected matters Decided on: 9th May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.4824 of 2025 Kultar Singh …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.4827 of 2025 Gopal Singh …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.4829 of 2025 Chandermani …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.4831 of 2025 Ram Lal …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CWP No.4832 of 2025 Tara Singh …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 6. CWP No.5146 of 2025 Ram Pal …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. S.P. Chatterji, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Shrutika, Advocate vice Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisht, Advocate, in all the matters except CWP No.5146 of 2025. Mr. Dixit Sahotra, Advocate vice Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, in CWP No.5146 of 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Shrutika, Advocate vice Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisht, learned counsel and Mr. Dixit Sahotra, Advocate vice Mr. Deepak Sharma, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respondents in the respective petitions. 2. All these writ petitions have been filed for the grant of almost identical reliefs. The substantive reliefs in CWP No.4824 of 2025 read as under:- 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 3 “(i) That an appropriate writ, order or the directions may kindly be issued to the respondent-Corporation to treat the petitioner as regular Driver from the date of his initial appointment on contract basis i.e. 09.11.2004 or after one year of his initial appointment; by giving him regular pay scale of Driver, as applicable on the date of his contractual appointment and revised thereafter from time to time, with all consequential benefits. (ii) That the arrears of salary may be paid along with interest at market rate.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved and the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners have already been adjudicated in Vikram Singh Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the respective cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgment. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to this prayer. 4. Having regard to above submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the respective cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgment and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the 2 CWPOA No.2343 of 2020, decided alongwith connected matters on 09.11.2023. 4 date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 09, 2025 Judge Mukesh