1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.21176 & 21178/2025 Decided on: 02.01.2026. 1. CWP No.21176/2025 Manohar Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents 2. CWP No.21178/2025 Yashvir Singh 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. Vivek Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General and Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and accepts service of notice on behalf of respondents in both the petitions. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, both matters are heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners grievances are that their representations dated 09.06.2025 (Annexure P-1, colly.) seeking applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and others versus State of Himachal Prdesh 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, both writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 09.06.2025 (Annexure P-1, colly.) 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. 2 CWP No. 8148 of 2022, decided on 21.03.2024 a/w connected matters. 3 The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 02, 2026 Judge yogesh