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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.21158 & 21164/2025 Decided on: 02.01.2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No. 21158/2025 Sita Devi …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents
2. CWP No. 21164/2025 Pushap Lata …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Loveneesh Singh Thakur, 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, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in both the petitions.
2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
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3. Petitioners grievances are that their representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-6) seeking applicability of Surya Prabha and others Versus State of H.P. 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 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-6) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Surya Prabha2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. 2 CWP No.5390 of 2024, decided on 28.05.2025
3 The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 02, 2026 Judge yogesh