IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 16062 of 2026. Decided on :16 th September , 2026 Ramesh Kumar Sharma ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Notice. Ms. Seema Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioner retired from service on 30.04.2018. Arrears of pension due to him have been worked out by the respondents vide Annexure P-1 dated 23.05.2026 in the sum of Rs. 29,94,343/-. Petitioner's grievance is that out of the aforesaid arrears, only an amount of Rs. 6,15,196/- has been paid to him about three months back i.e. on 22.05.2026. The bulk of the balance amount i.e. Rs. 23,79,147/- is still outstanding. Respondents have yet to liquidate this liability of theirs towards the petitioner. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 3. Petitioner is a retired employee. It has already been held in Daya Ram vs. State of H.P. and Others2, that emoluments due to retired employees should not be kept in abeyance by the State. In this case, the emoluments are lying with the State even when the petitioner retired more than eight years ago i.e. on 30.04.2018. Accordingly, there shall be a direction to the respondents to clear the entire outstanding liability towards the petitioner in terms of Annexure P-1 within four weeks from today. With the above directions, this writ petition shall stand disposed of. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 16th September, 2026. (jai) 2CWP No. 1849 of 2013, decided on 28.06.2013