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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.8626 of 2025 Decided on: 26th May, 2025 _________________________________________________________________
Kanta Devi
…..Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors
…..Respondents. ______________________________________________________
Coram
Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Bonit Prakash, 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. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive relief on the strength of decision rendered in Baldev Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2:
i). That the retirement of the petitioner may be set 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 CWP No. 2711/2017 decided on 22.02.2022
aside and the deemed date of retirement of the petitioner may be held as 60 years i.e. 31.10.2019, with all benefits incidental thereof.
3. Admittedly, the petitioner has invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without even preferring any representation to the competent authority for the redressal of grievances raised in the writ petition.
4. Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be preferring representation within two weeks from today. In case such a representation is so made, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within a period of six weeks thereafter. The order so passed shall also be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 26, 2025 R.Atal 2