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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.15604 of 2025
Decided on: 26th September, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dum Ram and others
…..Petitioners
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Bhupinder Thakur, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virender Singh, Judge (Oral)
Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.
2.
Petitioners’ grievance is that their representation dated 11.08.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of the decision rendered in CWP No.1638 of 2024, titled as Mohit Sharma & Anr. Versus State of H.P. & Ors., decided on 29.11.2024, has not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 content in case the respondents/competent authority(ies) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.
3.
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 representation of the petitioners dated 11.08.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Mohit Sharma (supra) 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.
( Virender Singh ) September 26, 2025
Judge Mukesh