Shimla, June 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court (HC) has directed the managing director of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) to file a detailed affidavit disclosing the list of defaulting government departments and private entities who have failed to clear their outstanding dues. The directions were issued by justice Sandeep Sharma on Friday during a resumed hearing of a petition filed by Jai Krishan Mehta, seeking his retiral benefits from the HPTDC.

The HC came down heavily on the HPTDC for its failure to recover full dues from various government departments and private entities, despite repeated notices. The case will come up for hearing on July 9.

The HPTDC MD had on November 12, 2024 submitted an affid...