IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP Nos.13210 & 13212 of 2025 Decided on: 18.08.2025 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No. 13210 of 2025 Vinod Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No. 13212 of 2025 Santosh Kaur and Anr. ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts service of notice on behalf of the respondents in both the petitions. With consent of learned counsel for the parties, 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - matters are heard at this stage. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have represented to the respondents on 30.06.2025 (Annexure P-2), however, the competent authority has till date not taken any call on the aforesaid representations. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to decide the aforesaid representations 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 matter, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the 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. - 3 - The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge August 18, 2025 R.Atal