IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6831 of 2025 Date of Decision: 28.04.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Anjali Thakur ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Umesh Kanwar and Mr. Suneet Verma, Advocates. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner, states that his client would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to consider and decide representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-5) in terms of judgment dated 29.11.2024, passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 1638 of 2024 titled as Mohit Sharma & Anr. V. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. in a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. 2. Having perused aforesaid judgment sought to be relied upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds that issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in 2 the aforesaid judgment rendered by the coordinate Bench of this Court and as such, no prejudice would be caused to either of the parties in case respondents are directed to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-5) in light of Mohit Sharma (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgment, she 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 petitioner and pass a speaking order. All pending applications stand disposed of. April 28, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), Manjit Judge