Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.12474, 12476, 12480 & 12478 of 2025 Date of decision: 05.08.2025 1. CWP No.12474 of 2025 Ramesh Chand & Anr. ...Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. ...Respondents. 2. CWP No.12476 of 2025 Surinder Kumar. ...Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. ...Respondents. 3. CWP No.12480 of 2025 Rajni Bala & Anr. ...Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. ...Respondents. 4. CWP No.12478 of 2025 Premlata. ...Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners : Mr. Rajat Kumar, Advocate. -2- For the respondent(s) : 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. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have filed respective representations dated 29.06.2025 (Annexure P-3 in all petitions) to the respondents for the redressal of their grievances raised in these writ petitions. Petitioners’ grievance is that the representations preferred by them for redressal of their grievances in light of settled legal position have not been adjudicated till date. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/ Competent Authority are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Deputy Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ -3- Competent Authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. These writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua 5th August, 2025 Judge (Pardeep)