IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7426 of 2025 Decided on: 6th May, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saroj Bala and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. P.K. Verma, Advocate vice Mr. Kulbhushan Khajuria, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. The writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive relief:- “i. That the respondent No.2 may kindly be directed to release the service benefits like Gratuity, leave encashment and other retiral dues calculated from the year 2002 in a time bound manner.” 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 4. Learned vice counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have represented to the respondents vide Annexure P-2, dated 23.12.2024, however, the competent authority has till date not taken any call on the aforesaid representation. Learned vice counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 5. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioners dated 23.12.2024 (Annexure P-2) in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 06, 2025 Judge Mukesh