IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16214 of 2025 Decided on: 16th October, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prem Dutt …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Pranav Kaushal, 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. 3. Petitioner, aged 73 years, is seeking applicability of State of Himachal Pradesh & Others Versus 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 Sh. Matwar Singh & Another2 in order to earn pension. 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. 4. 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 judgment in Matwar Singh2 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 CWP No.2384 of 2018, decided on 18.12.2018