Sada Ram v. the Hrtc and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Himachal Pradesh High Court, CWP No.3161 of 2025, decided 06.03.2025 by Sandeep Sharma J. Sada Ram v. Himachal Road Transport Corporation. Subject: pension/retirement dues — PPO number, death-cum-retirement gratuity, leave encashment, GLIC, GPF interest, commuted value of pension, claimed interest @ 18% per annum and regular monthly pension. Disposal without merits on the strength of pending representation dated 20.12.2024 (Annexure P-3); direction to competent authority to decide it within eight weeks after hearing, by speaking order, in light of Nek Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, CWP No.3050 of 2014 (DB, 17.07.2014); liberty reserved to file fresh proceedings. Useful for: consent-based disposal of pension benefit petitions; remission to representation; precedential value of Nek Ram for HRTC pension claims.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of without adjudicating the merits; respondents directed to consider and decide the pending representation dated 20.12.2024 (Annexure P-3) expeditiously, preferably within eight weeks, after affording the petitioner a hearing and passing a detailed speaking order in light of the Division Bench judgment in Nek Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh and others (CWP No.3050 of 2014); liberty reserved to pursue further proceedings if still aggrieved.