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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.12430 of 2025 alongwith
connected matters
Decided on: 31st July, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.12430 of 2025 Shalini
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.12446 of 2025 Nirmala Kumari
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. CWP No.12448 of 2025 Nisha Sharma
…..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. Abhimanyu Rathor and
Ms. Poonam Gehlot, Advocates.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, 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. L.N. Sharma, 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.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have filed representations dated 24.04.2025 and 26.04.2025 (Annexure P-8 in all the petitions) to respondent No.3 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 respondent No.3/ competent authority is directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners 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 respondent No.3/competent authority to consider and decide the
3 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.
The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua July 31, 2025
Judge Mukesh