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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.15593 of 2025 Date of Decision: 26.09.2025 _______________________________________________________ Hitesh Kumar and others
…….Petitioners
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________
Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1
For the Petitioners: Mr. Kush Sharma, 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, Judge(oral):
Learned counsel representing the petitioners, on instructions, states that the petitioners’ case is squarely covered by the judgment dated 23.06.2025 passed by this Court in CWP No.8032 of 2021, titled Vikas Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others alongwith connected maters and as such, they would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide the representation (Annexure P-3 colly) having been filed by the petitioners, in a time bound manner.
2.
Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states
1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2 that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners.
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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 pending representation (Annexure P-3 colly) of the petitioners expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks in light of Vikas Kumar’s case (supra). Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass a speaking order thereupon. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate court of law, if they still remain aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(Sandeep Sharma),
Judge September 26,2025 (shankar)