Sher Singh Vs Hrtc and Another — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sher Singh Vs Hrtc and Another — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Impugned office order dated 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6) quashed and set aside; respondents directed to consider the petitioner's case for grant of the relief prayed for (two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service) in light of the consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025 within six weeks and to communicate the order so passed to the petitioner.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service as per notification dated 10.09.2015 (Annexure P-1). +1 more

Court's answer

Respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of the relief prayed for by him in light of the consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025, within a period of six weeks, and to communicate the order so passed to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

The impugned office order dated 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6) is quashed and set aside.

Key takeaways

The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, as also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Himachal Pradesh High Court (Sandeep Sharma, J., oral) disposed of a writ petition (CWP No.5539 of 2023) in which the petitioner sought (i) consideration of his case for two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service per notification dated 10.09.2015 (Annexure P-1) and orders of the High Court upheld by the Apex Court, (ii) quashing of the office order of rejection dated 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6), and (iii) quashing of instruction dated 27.01.2023 (Annexure P-5). During hearing, the respondents placed on record office letter dated 20.12.2025 containing consolidated instructions on 'Grant of two additional increments on completion of 20 years of regular service by Conductors', and stated that these took care of the petitioner's grievances, to which the petitioner's counsel was agreeable. In view of this, the Court quashed the impugned office order dated 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6) and directed the respondents to consider the petitioner's case for the relief prayed for in light of the consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025 within six weeks, communicating the order to the petitioner. The substantive entitlement to the increments was not adjudicated on merits; the writ petition and pending miscellaneous application(s) stood disposed of in these terms.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.5539 of 2023 Date of Decision: 06.01.2026

____________ ___________________________________________ Sher Singh …….Petitioner

Versus

Himachal Road Transport Corporation & Anr. … Respondents

_______________________________________________________

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?¹

For the Petitioner: Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate.

____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral):

This writ petition has been filed for grant of following

substantive reliefs:-

“(i) That respondent may kindly be directed to consider the case of petitioner for granting the two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service as per notification dated 10.09.2015 (Annexure P-1) as well as orders of this Hon’ble High Court which has been upheld by the Apex Court’

(ii) That the Impugned Office order of rejection dated 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6) may kindly be quashed and set aside.” (iii) That the instruction dated 27.01.2023 (Annexure P-5) which is issued by the respondent corporation just to sit over the judgment of this Hon’ble Court which his upheld by Apex Court may kindly be quashed and set-aside.”

At this stage, learned counsel for the respondents has

placed on record office letter dated 20.12.2025 issued from respondent No.1 to its various offices across the State on the subject “Grant of two additional increments on completion of 20 years of

regular service by Conductors-Consolidated instructions.

1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2

Learned counsel submits that the consolidated instructions contained in the office letter dated 20.12.2025 take care of the grievances of the petitioner. The respondents shall consider the case of the petitioner afresh for grant of two additional increments on completion of 20 years of service in terms of consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is also agreeable to the above instructions. He prays for setting aside the rejection order passed by the respondents in the case of the petitioner on 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6), which is impugned in the present writ petition.

In view of above, the impugned office order dated 10.05.2023 (Annexure P-6) is quashed and set aside. Respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of relief prayed for by him in light of consolidated instructions dated 20.12.2025. This exercise be carried out within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner.

The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.

(Sandeep Sharma), Judge

January 06,2026 (shankar)