Shimla, April 10 -- In a significant development, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed the release of pension and arrears to two former legislators, bringing relief to petitioners who had challenged the denial of their post-retirement benefits.
A Division Bench comprising Justices Vivek Singh Thakur and Ranjan Sharma disposed of two connected civil writ petitions, filed by Rajinder Rana and Ravi Thakur, after taking note of submissions made by the parties and developments in the state's legislative framework governing pensions of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).
During the proceedings, counsel representing the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha placed on record official instructions indicating that the earlier legislation...