IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17115 of 2025 alongwith CWP No.17116 of 2025 Decided on: 4th November, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.17115 of 2025 Ravi Kant Dutta and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.17116 of 2025 Anil Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 16.10.2025 (Annexure P-3 Colly.) seeking applicability of Manoj Kumar Sharma & others Versus State of H.P. & others2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 16.10.2025 (Annexure P-3 Colly.) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Manoj Kumar Sharma2 within a period of six 2 CWPOA No.6612 of 2019, decided on 17.9.2025 3 weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 04, 2025 Judge Mukesh