IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.9754 of 2023 Decided on: 7th January, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gopal Singh Jaswal and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Prem P. Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Leena Guleria, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge This writ petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondents to extend the benefit of the decision rendered in State of Himachal Pradesh and others Versus Sardari Lal and another2. 2. At this stage, learned Deputy Advocate General placed on record office instructions dated 06.01.2025 from the Director Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh and on that basis submitted that the cases of petitioners No.1, 2 and 4 have been considered in light of the aforesaid 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No.842 of 2017, decided alongwith connected matters on 07.07.2022 2 judgment and appropriate orders have been passed on 06.01.2025. Copies of the orders dated 06.01.2025 passed in case of petitioners No.1, 2 and 4 have been appended alongwith the instructions memo. It has further been submitted that the case of petitioner No.3 is also under consideration and appropriate order will be passed in his case as well within two weeks. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the orders passed by the respondents on 06.01.2025 are not in consonance with the spirit of the decision rendered in Sardari Lal2. He, therefore, submitted that the present writ petition be closed, however, the petitioners be granted liberty to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law to assail the consideration order and for the redressal of their surviving grievances, if any. Granting such liberty, the present writ petition to stand disposed of alongwith pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 07, 2025 Judge Mukesh