IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 15904 of 2025 Decided on: 13.10. 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Kalawati ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Bonit Prakash, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. T.R.Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.5. ________________________________________________________________ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. T.R.Sharma, learned counsel, accept service of notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 4 and respondent No.5, respectively. 2. Petitioner, aged 64 years, claims family pension on account of services allegedly rendered by her late husband as Beldar on regular basis in HPPWD Division 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P. Petitioner’s late husband is stated to have died in harness on 10.03.2011. 3. It is seen from the case file that petitioner has never represented to the respondents for the redressal of her grievances raised in this writ petition. 4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner would be content in case she is permitted to file a representation to the respondents/ Competent Authority for redressal of her grievances and the respondents/Competent Authority is directed to decide the same within a time bound schedule. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to this prayer. 5. Having regard to above submissions but without examining the merits of the matter, this petition is disposed by permitting the petitioner to file representation within two weeks, which shall be decided by the respondents /Competent Authority within six weeks from the date of receipt of the same, in accordance with law and also keeping in view the aforesaid judgment. The decision so arrived at, shall be communicated to the petitioner. - 3 - Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge October 13, 2025 R.Atal