IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.10676 of 2025 Decided on: 07.07.2025 _________________________________________________________________ Devender Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Parveen Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a representation dated 15.12.2023. (Annexure P-4) to respondent No.2, seeking benefit of decisions rendered in Sunder Singh Versus The 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.2 and Balo Devi & others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others3 . Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 3. 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 15.12.2023 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law, in light of aforesaid decisions, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge July 7, 2025 R.Atal 2 Civil Appeal No.6309 of 2017, decided on 08.03.2018 3 Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022, decided on 18.07.2022