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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.14710 of 2025
Decided on: 11th September, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Promila Devi
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Ms. Vandana Thakur, Advocate vice
Mr. Surinder Saklani, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhry, learned Assistant Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
2.
With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioner seeks applicability of Ranjit Singh and others Versus State of H.P. and others2. Admittedly, the petitioner has invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No.2500 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 07.07.2023
2 even preferring any representation to the competent authority for the redressal of her grievances raised in the writ petition.
4.
Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be preferring a representation within two weeks from today. In case such a representation is so made, the same shall be decided by the competent authority 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 thereafter. The order so passed shall also be communicated to the petitioner.
The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 11, 2025
Judge Mukesh