IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.12141 of 2024 Date of Decision: 03.06.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Ramesh Chand & Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus HRTC & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents-State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Though, by way of filing reply, respondents No. 1 to 4 & 7 have refuted the claim of the petitioners as put-forth in the petition, but before the case at hand could be heard and decided on its own merit, learned counsel representing the petitioners, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 654 of 2024 titled as Asha Sharma & Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Asha Sharma (supra) and as such, petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners and case of the petitioners shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of Asha Sharma (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. June 03, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2