IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6981 of 2024 Date of Decision: 3.7.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Sumita Chauhan and Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Rajul Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel representing the petitioners, states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by this Court in CWP No. 5390 of 2024, titled as “Surya Prabha and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr, decided on 28.5.2025 and as such, petitioners would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide their representations in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, fairly states that representations (Annexure P-5 Colly.) filed by the petitioners, if not already decided, shall be decided expeditiously. - 2 - 3. Having perused averments contained in the petition, which are duly supported by an affidavit vis-a-vis judgment sought to be relied upon, this Court finds that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by this Court in Surya Prabha (supra), as such, there appears to be no impediment in issuing direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representations (Annexure P-5 Colly.) of the petitioners in light of judgment, as detailed hereinabove, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. In case, petitioners are found to be similarly situate to the petitioners in the aforesaid judgment, they would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant order shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. July 3, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge