IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 15280 of 2025 Date of decision : 22.9.2025. Dhani Ram ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others ...Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Bhupinder Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents : Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, DAG, for respondent No.1. Mr. Gaurav Chaudhary, Advocate, vice Ms. Vandana Mishra, Advocate for respondents No. 2 to 5. Satyen Vaidya, Judge (Oral): Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Gaurav Chaudhary, Advocate, accept notice on behalf of respondent No.1 and respondents No. 2 to 5 respectively. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment passed by a Division Bench of this Court on 28.5.2024 in a batch of writ petitions with CWP No. 2274 of 2021, titled as, 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? -2- Satya Devi vs. State of H.P. & others, as a lead case. He further submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied in case a time bound directions are issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in terms of the judgment passed in Satya Devi’s Case (supra). 3. Record reveals that petitioner has not filed any representation before approaching this Court. In these circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to submit his representation to respondent No.2 within four weeks from today. On receipt of the representation, respondent No.2 shall consider and decide the same within a period of eight weeks thereafter, strictly in terms of the judgment passed by a Division Bench of this Court in Satya Devi’s Case (supra) by passing a detailed and reasoned order. 4. The petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Satyen Vaidya) 22nd September, 2024 Judge (kck)