IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 9725 of 2025 Date of Decision: 17.06.2025 _______________________________________________________ Raj Kumar and Ors. …….Petitioners Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents ______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Tanuj Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. _______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Learned counsel for the petitioners states that his clients would be content and satisfied in case direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide their case in light of judgment dated 7.7.2023, passed in CWP No. 2500 of 2021, titled as “Ranjit Singh and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors (alongwith connected matters). Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioners. 2. Having perused aforesaid judgment sought to be relied upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds that 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in the aforesaid judgment rendered by the coordinate Bench of 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 pe- titioners in light of the aforesaid judgment. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file representation to the competent authority within one week, which in turn shall be decided in light of Ranjit Singh’s case (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks from today. In case, petitioners are found to be similarly situate to the petitioners in the aforesaid judgment, they would be ex- tended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant order shall afford an opportu- nity of hearing to the petitioners and pass speaking order thereupon. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge June 17, 2025 manjit