Batch of writ petitions by HRTC Conductors seeking two additional increments for completing 20 years of service without promotion. The Corporation itself decided to grant the increments to all similarly situated Conductors, so petitions were disposed with directions to pay arrears and release increments.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.258 of 2024 alongwith connected matters Date of Decision: 02.01.2026
| 1. CWP No. 258 of 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Brestu Ram | |
| .....Petitioner. | |
| Versus | |
| HRTC & another. | |
| ...Respondents. | |
| 2. CWP No.4383 of 2023 | |
| Kewal Chand | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | |
| ...Respondents | |
| 3. CWP No. 4446 of 2023 | |
| Shyam Singh | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 4. CWP No.4447 of 2023 | |
| Ashok Kumar | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 5. CWP No.4448 of 2023 | |
| Ved Prakash | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 6. CWP No.5545 of 2023 | |
| Joginder Singh | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 7. CWP No.6887 of 2023 | |
| Prem Chand | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 8. CWP No.327 of 2024 | |
Sudan Singh |
…..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. |
…...Respondents |
| 9. CWP No.2808 of 2024 | |
Kurum Dev |
…..Petitioner |
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| HRTC & another. 10. CWP No.2809 of 2024 |
…...Respondents |
|---|---|
| Krishan Chand | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 11. CWP No.2825of 2024 | |
| Dhani Ram | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 12. CWP No.9913 of 2025 | |
| Bhagat Ram | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 13. CWP No.9914 of 2025 | |
| Rami Devi | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 14. CWP No.15261 of 2025 Krishan Kumar |
…..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 15. CWP No.15262 of 2025 | |
| Jagdish Chand | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 16. CWP No.16647 of 2025 | |
| Mohan Lal | …..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
| 17. CWP No.18761 of 2025 Bhagwant Kishore |
..Petitioner |
| HRTC & another. | …...Respondents |
Coram
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting?1
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Praveen Sharma Advocate. For the Respondent(s): Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisht, Advocate in CWP -HRTC Nos.258 of 2024,6887 of 2023, 327 of
Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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2024,2808 of 2024,2809 of 2024 and 2825 of 2024
Mr. Ajay Kumar Chauhan, Advocate in CWPs No. 4383 of 2023,4446 of 2023,4447 of 2023 and 4448 of 2023 and
Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta, Advocate in CWP No.5545 of 2023
Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge
All these petitions, for involvement of common questions of fact and law for adjudication, are being decided by this common order.
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increments to Conductors upon completion of 20 years of regular service without any promotion to the next higher post.
The petitions are disposed of in above terms, so also the pending application(s), if any.
(Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge
(Romesh Verma) Judge
2nd January, 2026(veena)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether Conductors completing 20 years of regular service without promotion are entitled to two additional increments from HRTC.
Brestu Ram
Kewal Chand
Shyam Singh
Ashok Kumar
Ved Prakash
Joginder Singh
Vivek Singh Thakur
Romesh Verma
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
