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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.20880 of 2025 alongwith
connected matters
Decided on: 1st January, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.20880 of 2025 Satish Kumar and others
…..Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.20940 of 2025 Kuldeep Singh
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. CWP No.20944 of 2025 Surinder Chand and others
…..Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
2.
With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 02.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/ competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations 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 matters, these writ petitions are
disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated
2 CWP No.2056 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024
3 02.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Ghanshyam Dass2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.
The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 01, 2026
Judge Mukesh