2025:HHC:4254 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.1151 of 2025 Date of Decision: 03.03.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Soma Devi ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Others …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Adarsh K. Vashista, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. B.C Verma & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that petitioner would be content and satisfied in case she is permitted to file representation for redressal of her grievance with further direction to the respondents to consider and decide the same in light of judgment dated 28.05.2024, passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.2274 of 2021 titled as Satya Devi Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., alongwith connected matters. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and fairly states that representation, if any, filed by the 2025:HHC:4254 petitioner shall be considered and decided in accordance with the aforesaid judgment. 3. Consequently, in view of the aforesaid fair stand adopted by learned Additional Advocate General, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to file representation before the competent authority within a period of two weeks for redressal of her grievance, which in-turn, shall be decided by the competent authority, expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six weeks in light of aforesaid judgment. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass speaking order thereafter. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. March 03, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi) Judge 2