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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2061 of 2025
Date of Decision: 24.3.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Rai Singh ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.
…....Respondents
Coram
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?
For the Petitioner: Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________
Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)
Learned counsel for the petitioner, states that his client would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to consider and decide case of the petitioner in terms of judgment dated 22.2.2022, passed in CWP No. 2711 of 2017, titled as “Baldev v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors (a/w other connected matter)” in a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner.
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Having perused aforesaid judgment sought to be relied upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds
- 2 - that issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in the aforesaid judgment rendered by the Full Bench of this Court and as such, no prejudice would be caused to either of the parties in case respondents are directed to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment.
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Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is
disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide representation (Annexure P-5) of the petitioner in light of Baldev’ case (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgment, he would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, 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. All pending applications stand
disposed of.
March 24, 2025
(Sandeep Sharma), (manjit)
Judge