IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16708 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 30th September, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.16708 of 2026 Shyama Prashad Chatterji …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.16715 of 2026 Chander Singh …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.16717 of 2026 Chaman Lal …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.16719 of 2026 Nagender Kumar …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 5. CWP No.16721 of 2026 Pawan Kumar …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CWP No.16730 of 2026 Keshav Dutt Awasthi …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CWP No.16731 of 2026 Bhagat Ram …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CWP No.16734 of 2026 Brij Lal Lohia …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CWP No.16735 of 2026 Biri Singh …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 10. CWP No.16736 of 2026 Inderjeet …..Petitioner Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Dogra, Advocate in CWP No.16708 of 2026 and vice Mr. S.P. Chatterji, Advocate, in all other matters. For the Respondents: M/s Rahul Thakur, Vinod K. Gupta and Shrutika Chauhan, Advocates, in the respective matters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Learned counsel for the respondent-Himachal Road Transport Corporation has placed on record office instructions dated 29.09.2026. These instructions, inter alia, convey that Board of Directors of respondent- Corporation, in its meeting convened on 19.06.2023, vide Item No.153.07, had approved revision of pension/family pension of pre-2016 retirees at 50% and 30%, respectively, of the levels of Pay Matrix; The Board had specifically decided that benefit of revision of pension/family pension would be made effective for actual payment from July, 2023 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 4 onwards; Fixation/revision was to be made notionally w.e.f. 01.01.2016, whereas actual monetary benefits were made admissible from July 2023, onwards. 2. Office instructions are also to the effect that the respondent-Corporation has accordingly implemented office letter dated 22.07.2023 (Annexure P-1) inasmuch as revised pensionary benefits have already been released to the eligible pensioners on actual basis w.e.f. July, 2023 onwards. 3. As per the office instructions, regarding petitioners’ claim for arrears for the period 01.01.2016 to 30.06.2023, no decision as yet has been taken by the Board of Directors of respondent-Corporation for release/payment of such arrears, even though notional fixation of pension has been carried out w.e.f. 01.01.2016 for releasing the admissible arrears to the eligible pensioners including the petitioners from July, 2023 onwards. In view of above, these writ petitions seeking implementation of Annexure P-1, office letter dated 22.07.2023, are disposed of with liberty reserved to the petitioners to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of their surviving grievances for claiming balance arrears of pension w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 30.06.2023 in accordance with 5 law. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 30, 2026 Judge Mukesh