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2025 DAILYLAW 25384 (HP)

CHARUKA GUPTA AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER

CWP/14814/2025 · 2025-09-12

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.14814 of 2025 Decided on: 12thSeptember, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charuka Gupta & Ors …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Anr .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Raman Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional 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. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representation dated 21.09.2024 (Annexure P-5) seeking applicability of Sanjay Kumar Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2 has not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWPOA No.5536 of 2020, decided alongwith connected matters on 01.11.2023. 2 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 representation in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petitions is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioners (Annexure P- 5) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Sanjay Kumar2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 12, 2025 Judge R.Atal