Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.13754 of 2025 Date of decision: 27.08.2025 Phuncho Ram. ...Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. ...Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 5-State. : Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.6. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral): Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Tek Chand Chauhan, Advocate, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 5 and respondent No.6, respectively. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by judgments passed in Sunder Singh Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.1 and Balo Devi & Ors. vs. State of 1Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017 decided on 08.03.2018. -2- Himachal Pradesh & Ors.2,. He further submits that the petitioner has already submitted a representation to the competent authority and copy of which has been placed on record as Annexure P-3. It is further submitted that the petitioner shall be satisfied at this stage, in case the respondents/competent authority is directed to consider and decide the representation Annexure P-3 of the petitioner in a time bound manner in light of the aforesaid judgments. 3. The prayer being innocuous is not opposed. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with directions to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks, in light of judgment passed in Sunder Singh (supra) and Balo Devi (supra). Needless to say that in case the petitioner is found similarly situated, as the petitioners in aforesaid judgments, he shall also be granted the benefits as have been granted to the petitioners in the aforesaid judgments. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) 27th August, 2024 Judge (Pardeep) 2Civil Appeal No. 4792 of 2022 decided on 18.07.2022.