IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10506 of 2024 Decided on: 14th October, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramesh Kumar and another …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Ms. Shikha Rajta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General and Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Even though the respondents have not filed reply, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:- “A. To issue a writ of mandamus, appropriate writ, order or direction in nature thereof, directing the respondents to extend the benefit of judgment of this Hon’ble Court rendered on 07.07.2022 in CWP No.842/2017 titled as State of H.P versus Sardari Lal with all consequential benefits” 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the case of the petitioners and the reliefs 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 prayed for by them have already been adjudicated upon in State of Himachal Pradesh and others versus Sardari Lal and another.2. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case the respondents/competenet authority are directed to consider the case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents are not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the case of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Sardari Lal and another2 by passing appropriate order, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua October 14, 2025 Judge yogesh 2 CWP No.842/2017, decided on 07.07.2022 a/w connected matters