IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.15697 of 2024 Date of Decision: 19.08.2025 _________________________________________________________ Shyam Lal …...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that his client would be content and satisfied in case direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of judgment 01.09.2023 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 4195 of 2023, titled Neelama Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and another and judgment dated 03.10.2016 passed by Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) No.8758 of 2016, titled Vinod Kumar vs. University of Delhi and another. Learned Additional - 2 - Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. 2. Having perused aforesaid judgments sought to be relied upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds that issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in the aforesaid judgments and as such, no prejudice, if any, would be caused to either of the parties in case respondents are directed to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgments. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of judgments (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgments, he would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant order shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. August 19, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (shankar) Judge