IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 12296/2025 Decided on: 20.08.2025 Bharti Mahajan …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners: Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, learned counsel, accept notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 and 4, respectively. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed a representation on 12.05.2025 [Annexure P-11] 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 to respondent No.1 for the redressal of the issue raised in this writ petition, however, the representation preferred by her, in light of settled legal position has not been adjudicated till date. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content, in case respondent No.1/competent authority is directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation, in accordance with law, within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General 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 respondent No.1/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner, in accordance with law, 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, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 20th August, 2025 (rohit)