IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9931 of 2024 Date of Decision: 28.4.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dhanbir Singh and Ors. ……...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. Sarthak Mehta and Mr. Nitesh Gangta, 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 case of the petitioners in light of judgment dated 1.11.2023 passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWPOA No. 5536 of 2020, Sanjay 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 that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners. - 2 - 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, petitioners file representation within one week, respondents/competent authority shall consider and decide the same in light of Sanjay Kumar (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 petitioners and pass a speaking order thereupon. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate court of law, if they still remain aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. April 28, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge