IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.19881 of 2025 Date of Decision: 17.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Krishan Bhagat ……...Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Dheeraj Kanwar, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, could be called for from the respondent, learned counsel representing the petitioner, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment dated 23.6.2025, passed by this Court in CWP No. 8032 of 2021, titled Vikas Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. (alongwith connected matters) and judgment dated 1.5.2025 passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in case titled R. Ranjith Singh and Ors v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 5137-38 of 2021, states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated in afore judgments and as such, petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondent to consider and decide representation of the petitioner in light of aforesaid judgments in a time bound manner. - 2 - 2. Mr. Anil Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner and representation of the petitioner shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 3. 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 direction to the respondent consider and decide representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-9) expeditiously, preferably within a period of three weeks. Ordered accordingly. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgments, he would be extended similar benefits. 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 appropriate orders thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. December 17, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge