IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.15450 of 2025 Decided on: 25.09.2025 _________________________________________________________________ [ Madan Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. Bonit Prakash, Advocate, vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma & Mr. Vishavdeep Sharma, Additional Advocates General and Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Virender Singh, Judge (oral) Learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner’s case is squarely covered by the judgment dated 22.02.2022 passed by Full Bench of this Court in CWP No.2711 of 2017, titled as Baldev vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Others and as such, 1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. petitioner would be content and satisfied, in case, directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner, in light of aforesaid judgment, in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. L. N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer, made on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court without going into the merits of the case deems it fit to dispose of the present petition, with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks in light of Baldev Singh’s Case (supra). Ordered accordingly. 4. Needless to say, the authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of the instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a speaking order thereupon. 5. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate Court of law, if he still 2 remains aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ( Virender Singh ) Judge September 25, 2025 (Shamsh Tabrez) 3