IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.8639 of 2025 Date of Decision: 26.5.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Jiya Lal ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. A.K. Gupta, 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, for the State. Mr.Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that his client would be content and satisfied in case direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of judgment dated 23.4.2025, passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 16350 of 2024, titled as “Kanta Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.” Learned counsel for the respondents are not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. - 2 - 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 the aforesaid judgment rendered by 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 case of the petitioner in light of Kanta Devi (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgment, he 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 speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. May 26, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge