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Traharu Ram v. State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC14 Sept 2023CWP/1806/2023

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The High Court of Himachal Pradesh diluted a writ petition regarding a pension claim. The Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner's grievance within six weeks, relying on prior Supreme Court judgments, without examining the merits of the case.

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Direction to respondents to consider and decide the petitioner's grievance for redressal within six weeks.

Traharu Ram Vs State of Hp and Others — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Himachal Pradesh HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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CWP No.1806 of 2023 Decided on: 14^th September, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traharu Ram …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram

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Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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Whether approved for reporting?¹

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For the Petitioner: Mr. Bonit Prakash, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Chitranjan Kumar Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

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The writ petition has been filed for the grant of

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following substantive relief:-

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“i. That the respondents may be ordered to grant pension to the petitioner w.e.f. 1.1.2018 with all benefits incidental thereof on the basis of the averments made in the preceding paragraphs.”

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2. Learned vice counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered

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by the decisions rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in

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1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

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Civil Appeal No.6309 of 2017 (Sunder Singh Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.) , decided on 8^th March, 2018 and Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022 (Balo Devi & others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others) , decided on 18.07.2022. Learned vice counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content in case a direction is issued to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner for redressal of his grievances raised in the writ petition in light of the aforesaid judgments within a fixed time schedule. Learned Deputy Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.

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3. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner for redressal of his grievances raised in the writ petition, in accordance with law and taking into consideration the above judgments in the cases of Sunder Singh and Balo Devi , supra , within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner.

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The writ petition stands disposed of in the above

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terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if

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any.

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September 14, 2023 Mukesh

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge

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