PRADEEP KUMAR AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS
CWP/15156/2025 · 2025-09-19
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
body2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.15156 of 2025
Decided on: 19thSeptember, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pradeep Kumar and Anr
…..Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advoacate,
Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 matter is heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 18.08.2025 (Annexure P1 colly), seeking applicability of Inder Singh Thakur & Ors Vs.
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 State of H.P. & Ors2 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 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 in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Inder Singh Thakur2 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 19, 2025
Judge R.Atal
2 CWP No. 4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025.