Himachal Road Transport Corp Driver Writ Dismissed

Authority: High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla

Order Date: 8 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Vipin Verma (CWP 1828 of 2019), Dinesh Kumar & Ors (CWP 2033 of 2019), Sangram Singh (CWP 277 of 2021) versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) and others.
• Reliefs sought: (i) Quash Annexure P‑6 containing the list of 131 selected driver candidates (advertisement dated 11.01.2019); (ii) Direct HRTC to produce the complete merit record for the final driving test conducted from 03.06.2019 to 03.07.2019; (iii) Order HRTC to appoint the petitioners to the driver posts as they had qualified the preliminary and final tests.
• Proceedings: Senior Counsel for the petitioners argued discrepancies in the selection process. The Court ordered HRTC to produce the relevant records. HRTC complied, producing the original record which the Court examined and found to substantiate the statements made in paragraphs 3‑5 of its reply.

Final Outcome

• The Court held that the produced records fully support HRTC’s reply; the petitioners’ allegations of irregularities were not substantiated. Consequently, all three writ petitions were dismissed with no relief granted, and any pending applications were also disposed of.

Topics: Driver Recruitment, Writ Petition, Public Transport