IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7439 of 2023 Date of Decision: 21.6.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Subhash Chand ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Munish Datwalia and Mr. Ram Kumar, Advocates For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner’s case is squarely covered by the judgment dated 9.5.2022, passed in CWP No. 6443 of 2021, titled Babu Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. (alongwith connected matters) and as such, he would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide his case in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting in appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states - 2 - that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 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 that in case petitioner files representation, within one week, same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority, in light of Babu Ram (supra) expeditiously, preferably within a period of four 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 petitioner and pass a speaking order thereupon. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. June 21, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge