Mohinder Singh v. Hrtc and Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Civil Writ Petition No.8881 of 2023 a/w CWP Nos.8882, 8883, 8884, 8885, 8886, 8887, 8888, 8889 and 9094 of 2023 Date of Decision: 31.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________

¶1CWP No.8881 of 2023 Mohinder Singh

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶2CWP No.8882 of 2023 Subhash Chand and Others

……...Petitioners Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶3CWP No.8883 of 2023 Lekh Ram

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶4CWP No.8884 of 2023 Shiv Dutt

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶5CWP No.8885 of 2023 Pradeep Kumar

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶6CWP No.8886 of 2023 Sada Ram

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents _____________________________________________________________________

¶7CWP No.8887 of 2023 Parshotam Singh

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶8CWP No.8888 of 2023 Krishan Kumar

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶9CWP No.8889 of 2023 Ramesh Chand

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents

¶10CWP No.9094 of 2023 Sh. Chaman Lal

……...Petitioner Versus HRTC and Another

…....Respondents Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? ________________________________________________________________________ For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Parav Sharma, Mr. Rahul Thakur, Mr. Rupesh Kumar and Mr. Shivendra Singh, Advocates, for the petitioner(s), in the respective petitions. For the Respondents: Mr. Rahul Gathania and Mr. Raman Jamalta, Advocates, for the respondents, in the respective petitions. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Since common question of facts and law are involved in all the above captioned cases, this Court after having clubbed the same, heard them together and are now being disposed of vide common judgment.

¶2By way of instant petition, petitioners have prayed for reliefs, which are similar in nature, as such, relief prayed for in CWP No.8881 of 2023, is reproduced herein below: "i) That the Petitioner may kindly be held entitled for grant of two additional increments on completion of 20 years of regular service on the same post of Conductor, with all consequential benefits.

ii) That the impugned instructions dated 27.1.2023 at Annexure P-6 may kindly be quashed and set aside and the Petitioner may kindly be held entitled to earn two additional increments on account of his having rendered 20 years of service on the same post of Conductor."

¶3Though by way of filing reply, claim, as put forth by the petitioners, has been refuted by the respondents, but before petitions at hand could be heard and decided on their merits, learned counsel representing the petitioners, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.202 of 2024 titled Devinder Singh Vs. HRTC & Anr., state that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated in afore case and as such, petitioners would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide their cases in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner.

¶4While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Rahul Gathania and Mr. Raman Jamalta, learned counsel representing the respective respondents, state that they are not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners.

¶5Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petitions with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the cases of the petitioners in light of Devinder Singh (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass speaking order thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. December 31, 2025

(Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi)

Judge