Jagdish Chand v. The Hrtc and Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.17398 of 2026 alongwith

connected matters

Decided on: 06.10. 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

¶1CWP No.17398 of 2026 Dila Ram

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¶2CWP No.17399 of 2026 Daulat Ram

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¶3CWP No.17400 of 2026 Jagdish Chand

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¶4CWP No.17401 of 2026 Shiv Dutt

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¶5CWP No.17454 of 2026 Devki Nandan

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¶6CWP No.17455 of 2026 Devi Ram

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¶7CWP No.17456 of 2026 Subhash Chandra

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¶8CWP No.17457 of 2026 Roop Lal

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¶9CWP No.17458 of 2026 Karam Singh

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¶10CWP No.17459 of 2026 Parkash Chand

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Loveneesh S Thakur, Advocate, in all other matters.

For the Respondents: M/s Raman Jamalta, Deepak Sharma, Abhishek Thakur, Rahul Thakur, Rahul Gathania 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 (which is taken on record in CWP No. 17398 of 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. 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.

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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.

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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 law. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua October 6, 2026

Judge R.Atal