IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.13625 of 2025 Date of Decision: 25.08.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Neelam Aggarwal and others ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Notice. Mr. Ravi Chauhan, learned 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. Petitioners’ grievance is to the office order dated 15.07.2025 (Annexure P-5), whereby their cases regarding applicability of decision rendered in Ranjit Singh & Ors Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.1, were rejected by the respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the reasoning given in the aforesaid office orders has been turned down in Surya Prabha and Ors Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.2. Learned counsel 1 CWP No.2500 of 2021, decided on 07.07.2023 2 CWP No.5390 of 2024, decided on 28.05.2025. 2 further submits that petitioners would be satisfied in case the respondents are directed to reconsider their cases for grant of reliefs prayed for by them in light of the decisions rendered in Ranjit Singh and Surya Prabha cases(supra). Learned Deputy Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. 5. In view of above decisions rendered in Ranjit Singh and Surya Prabha cases(supra), the impugned office order dated 15.07.2025 (Annexure P-5) is quashed and set aside qua the petitioners. The respondents are directed to reconsider the respective cases of the petitioners for grant of reliefs prayed for by them in accordance with law as well as in light of the aforesaid decisions and pass appropriate order within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at, be also communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. August 25, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (shankar) Judge