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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.16216 of 2025
Decided on: 16th October, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Udham Singh
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajat Thakur, Advocate vice
Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3.
Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 and respondent No.4, respectively.
2.
With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage.
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
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Petitioner, aged 60 years, seeks applicability of Sunder Singh Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.2 and Balo Devi & others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others3. It is, however, seen from the record that the petitioner has not preferred any representation for the redressal of his grievances raised in the writ petition.
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Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be preferring a representation within two weeks from today. In case such a representation is so made, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgments within a period of six weeks thereafter. The order so passed shall also be communicated to the petitioner.
The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua October 16, 2025
Judge Mukesh
2 Civil Appeal No.6309 of 2017, decided on 08.03.2018 3 Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022, decided on 18.07.2022