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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.15068 of 2025 alongwith
CWP No.15074 of 2025
Decided on: 9th October, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.15068 of 2025 Keshav Ram
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.15074 of 2025 Prem Dass
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Munish Datwalia and Mr. Ram
Kumar, Advocates.
For the Respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
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With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 11.08.2025 (Annexure P-5) seeking applicability of Ranjit Singh and others Versus State of H.P. 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.
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Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 11.08.2025 (Annexure P-5) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Ranjit Singh2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.
2 CWP No.2500 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 07.07.2023
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The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua October 09, 2025
Judge Mukesh