IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 5515 of 2025 Decided on: 20.05.2026 Smt. Koushalya Devi …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner : M/s Onkar Jairath and Piyush Mehta, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, Additional Advocate General for respondents – State. : Mr. Rangil Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 4. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) When this case was taken up today, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition is squarely covered by gthe judgment passed Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 4792 of 2022, titled as Balo Devi vs. State of H.P. and others, decided on 18.06.2022 and judgment passed by Hon’ble Larger Bench of this Court in CWP No. 2711 of 2017, titled as Baldev vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others and other connected matters, decided on 22.02.2022. 2. This Court is of the considered view that let the 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 petitioner file an appropriate representation, referring therein that her case is covered by the abovementioned judgments. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that needful will be done within a period of two weeks from today. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that in the event of the petitioner filing such a representation within two weeks from today, let the same be decided in light of the contents thereof and judgments referred to therein within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the representation. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge May 20, 2026 (narender)