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2025 DAILYLAW 17528 (HP)

SAPNA DEVI v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS

CWP/10086/2025 · 2025-06-24

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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1Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10086 of 2025 Date of decision: 24.06.2025 Sapna Devi. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Suresh Singh Saini, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “i). That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to pass appropriate order in favour of the petitioner in the light of law settled by this Hon'ble Court vide judgment dated 29-11-2024 in CWP No. 1638 of 2024 titled as Mohit Sharma & another Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others in the interest of justice and fair play. ii) That the respondents may be directed to count the length of service of the petitioner w.e.f 03-10-2017 (Annexure P- 2) for retirement and other related benefits in the interest of justice.” -2- 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case of the petitioner and the reliefs prayed for by her has already been considered & adjudicated upon in Mohit Sharma and Anr. Vs. State of H.P. and Others1. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that representation dated 30.08.2024 (Annexure P-12) preferred by the petitioner, for claiming the above reliefs is pending consideration with the respondents. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case the respondents/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representations within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Deputy Advocate General appearing for the respondents is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Mohit Sharma1 within a period of six weeks from today. The 1CWP No. 1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024. -3- decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 24th June, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)