IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CMP-T No.201 of 2025 in CWPOA No. 4817 of 2020 Decided on: 23.05.2025 Smt. Sita Devi. .…Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and Anr. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate. For respondents : Mr. Baldev Singh Negi, Additional Advocate General. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner herein is squarely covered by the judgment passed by this Court on 17.10.2023 in a bunch of matter with CWP No. 7526 of 2021, titled as Laiq Ram Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of H.P. and 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:HHC:15606 ) Anr. as a lead case. As per him, the issue raised by the petitioner in the instant case is identical to the issue decided by this Court in the aforesaid matters. He further submits that the judgment passed by this Court in Laiq Ram’s case (supra) has been affirmed by a Division Bench of this Court, vide judgment dated 09.01.2025 in LPA No. 356 of 2024 and connected matters, which further has been affirmed by Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 27.03.2025, passed in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 8418-8420/2025. 2. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, it will be appropriate to direct 2nd respondent to consider the case of the petitioner in light of aforesaid judgments and to take a decision thereon by passing a detailed and reasoned order. Ordered accordingly. Respondent No. 2, shall take the decision in terms of this judgment within six weeks from today. 3. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 3 Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:HHC:15606 ) 4. List for compliance on 04.07.2025. (Satyen Vaidya) 23rd May, 2025 Judge (sushma)