IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9113 of 2025 Date of Decision: 5.6.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Anil Kumar and Anr. ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Parav Sharma, Mr. Rahul Thakur, Mr. Shekhar Badola, Ms. Vishali Lakhanpal and Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Advocates. 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. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel representing the petitioners, on instructions, states that the petitioners would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide their case in light of judgment dated 28.7.2010, passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.2735 of 2010, titled as Rakesh Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. (alongwith connected matters), in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states - 2 - that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court without going into the merits of the case deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide case of the petitioners in light of Ashok Kumar (supra) expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass a speaking order thereupon. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. June 5, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge