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2025 DAILYLAW 24085 (HP)

RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER

CWP/13926/2025 · 2025-08-29

Satyen Vaidya

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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:HHC:29426 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.13926 of 2025. Date of decision: 29.08.2025. Rakesh Kumar and others …..Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another …..Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners : Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Sikander Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, Assistant Advocate General. Satyen Vaidya, Judge ( Oral ) Notice. Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, learned Assistant Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioners, while inviting attention of this Court to judgments passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.1638 of 2024 titled Mohit Sharma & Anr. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. and in CWP No.12954 of 2025, 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?Yes 2 Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:HHC:29426 ) titled Deepika Kumari & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Mohit Sharma & Deepika Kumari (supra) and as such, petitioners would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner in light of aforesaid judgments in a time bound manner. 3. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, learned Assistant Advocate General, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners and representation(s), if any, filed by the petitioners shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation(s) of the petitioners dated 07.07.2025 (Annexure P-2, Colly.) in light of Mohit Sharma & Deepika Kumari (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners and pass speaking 3 Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:HHC:29426 ) order thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) Judge 29th August, 2025. (krt)