MEHAR CHAND v. THE HRTC AND ANOTHER
Court: High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Bench: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTSNA REWAL DUA
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Case summary
High Court of Himachal Pradesh judgment dated 2024-12-27. MEHAR CHAND v. THE HRTC AND ANOTHER. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 14592 of 2024 and connected matters. Decided on: 27. 12. 2024 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 14592 of 2024 Lajo Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 14593 of 2024 Vipan Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 3. CWP No. 14594 of 2024 Santosh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 4. CWP No. 14595 of 2024 Ramesh Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 5. CWP No. 14596 of 2024 Satya Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 6. CWP No. 14597 of 2024 Bhim Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents.
_______________________________________________________ 7. CWP No. 14598 of 2024 Shanti Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ - 2 - 8. CWP No. 14599 of 2024 Yash Pal ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 9. CWP No. 14600 of 2024 Roshan Lal ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 10. CWP No. 14601 of 2024 Soma Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 11. CWP No. 14602 of 2024 Jagdish Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 12. CWP No. 14603 of 2024 Mehar Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 13. CWP No. 14604 of 2024 Dev Raj ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. …..
Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 14. CWP No. 14605 of 2024 Karam Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 15. CWP No. 14606 of 2024 Pawan Kumar ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ - 3 - 16. CWP No. 14607 of 2024 Sandhya Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 17. CWP No. 14608 of 2024 Shishtha Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 18. CWP No. 14609 of 2024 Manjit Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 19. CWP No. 14610 of 2024 Lajya Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 20. CWP No. 14611 of 2024 Salochana Devi …..
Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 21. CWP No. 14612 of 2024 Madho Ram ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 22. CWP No. 14613 of 2024 Subhash Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 23. CWP No. 14614 of 2024 Gurcharan Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ - 4 - 24. CWP No. 14615 of 2024 Ranjeet Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 25. CWP No. 14616 of 2024 Tilak Raj ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 26. CWP No. 14617 of 2024 Deh Raj ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 27. CWP No.
14618 of 2024 Swaran Dass ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 28. CWP No. 14619 of 2024 Bhupinder Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 29. CWP No. 14620 of 2024 Amar Nath ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 30. CWP No. 14621 of 2024 Asha Rani ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 31. CWP No. 14622 of 2024 Satya Devi ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ - 5 - 32. CWP No. 14623 of 2024 Gurcharan Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 33. CWP No. 14624 of 2024 Joginder Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents.
_______________________________________________________ 34. CWP No. 14625 of 2024 Madan Mohan ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 35. CWP No. 15686 of 2024 Karam Chand ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ 36. CWP No. 15687 of 2024 Raghunath Singh ….. Petitioner Versus HRTC & Anr. ….. Respondents. _______________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, 1 Whether approved for reporting? ____________________________________________________________ For the petitioner(s): Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate in all the matters. For the respondents: Mr. Virender Singh Kanwar, Advocate. Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 6 - Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Virender Singh Kanwar, learned Standing Counsel, waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2.
With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 3. The petitioners seek a direction to the respondents for grant of pension allowance at 5%, 10% and 15% of the basic pension/family pension on attaining the age of 65 years, 70 years and 75 years, respectively. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that similar issue was decided by the erstwhile Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in O. A. No. 2929 of 2015 ( Sh. Brij Lal and others Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and another). That O. A. was disposed of with a direction to the respondents (therein) to release arrears of due and admissible dearness relief and pension allowance of 5%, 10% and 15% on attaining the age of 65 years, 70 years and 75 years by the concerned retirees. Reference in this regard was made to Annexure P-1. It was further submitted that CWP No.
8670 of - 7 - 2023, preferred by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (respondent herein) against the aforesaid decision of the tribunal was dismissed by a Division Bench of this Court on 07. 11. 2023. Special Leave Petition (C) Diary No(s). 50794 of 2023, field by the HRTC against the judgment dated 07. 11. 2023, passed in CWP No. 8670 of 2023, was dismissed by the Hon’ble Apex Court on 25. 01. 2024. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that in view of the aforesaid decision, respondent-Corporation is liable to release the pension allowance at different slabs of 5%, 10% and 15% on petitioners’ attaining the age of 65 years, 70 years and 75 years. It has further been submitted that the petitioners’ representations for redressal of this issue have not been attended by the respondent. Hence, these Writ petitions. 5.
Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be content if the cases of the petitioners are considered by the respondents in light of the aforesaid judgments within a time bound schedule. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection for this prayer. Having regard to above submissions all the - 8 -petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the respective cases of the petitioners in light of the aforesaid judgments and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The decision so arrived at, shall also be communicated to the petitioners. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge December 27, 2024 R. Atal
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