IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.13758 of 2025 Decided on: 27.08.2025 Arun Kumar & others ...Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & another ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners: Mr. Suraj Kumar, Advocate vice counsel Mr. Tarun K. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the case of the petitioners is squarely covered by a judgment passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWPOA No.1695 of 2019, titled Ajay Kumar Thakur & others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 04.10.2024 (Annexure P-4). He further submits that the petitioners have already submitted a representation to the competent authority and copy of which has been placed on record as Annexure P-5. It is further submitted that the petitioners shall be satisfied at this stage in case 2 respondent No. 2 is directed to consider and decide the representation Annexure P-5 of the petitioners in a time bound manner in light of the judgment Annexure P-4 (supra). 3. The prayer being innocuous is not opposed. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with directions to respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the case of the petitioners within a period of eight weeks, in light of judgment passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWPOA No.1695 of 2019, titled Ajay Kumar Thakur & others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 04.10.2024. Needless to say that in case the petitioners are found similarly situated, as the petitioners in CWPOA No.1695 of 2019, they shall also be granted the benefits as have been granted to the petitioners in CWPOA No.1695 of 2019. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ( Satyen Vaidya ) Judge 27th August, 2025 (vt)