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2025 DAILYLAW 25804 (HP)

SAPNA KUMARI AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER

CWP/15106/2025 · 2025-09-18

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.15106 of 2025 Decided on: 18th September, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sapna Kumari and another …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Ms. Seema K. Guleria, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Vishwadeep 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 matter is heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 09.09.2025 (Annexure P-8) seeking applicability of Ajay Kumar Thakur & Others Versus State of H.P. & Another2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWPOA No.1695 of 2019, decided on 04.10.2024 2 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 matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 09.09.2025 (Annexure P-8) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Ajay Kumar Thakur2 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 18, 2025 Judge Mukesh