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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.14908 of 2025 alongwith
connected matters
Decided on: 16th September, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.14908 of 2025 Meena Kumari
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and another
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.14910 of 2025 Ruma Devi
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and another
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. CWP No.14918 of 2025 Ramavanti Devi
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and another
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Ms. Anuja Mehta, Advocate vice
Mr. Vishwa Bhushan, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, 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 matters are heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 04.08.2025 (Annexure P-2) seeking applicability of Ranjit Singh and others Versus State of H.P. and others2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. 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 representations 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 matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 04.08.2025 (Annexure P-2) in accordance with law as well
2 CWP No.2500 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 07.07.2023
3 as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Ranjit Singh2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.
The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 16, 2025
Judge Mukesh