Authority: High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla
Order Date: 10 October 2023
Case Overview
- Parties: Jagdish Chand (Petitioner) vs Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) & Anr. (Respondents).
- Petitioner's Relief Sought:
1. Release of pension arrears on revised rates with interest at 9% per annum.
2. Release of revised amount for commutation of pension, leave encashment, and DCRG with interest at 9% per annum.
- Counsel: For petitioner – Mr. Hamender Singh Chandel and Mr. Ashir Kaith (Advocates). For respondents – Mr. Vinod K. Gupta (Advocate) who waived service of notice.
- Legal Context: The petitioner's counsel argued that the issues were already decided by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 2108 of 2023 (dated 31 May 2023) and by the Single Bench in CWP No. 6611 of 2023 (dated 19 September 2023).
- Court's Observation: The matters raised are not res integra; they have been adjudicated in the aforementioned judgments.
Final Outcome
- The petition is disposed with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the prayers made by the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of this order, in light of the judgments in CWP Nos. 2108 and 6611 of 2023.
- If the petitioner is found to be similarly situated to the petitioners in those earlier cases, he shall be granted all reliefs that were permissible in those judgments.
- Any pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of.
Topics: Pension Relief, Court Order