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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.19259 of 2025
Date of Decision: 9.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Chander Singh ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.
…....Respondents
Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Ms. Archna Dutt and Ms. Ranjana Pathania, Advocates.
For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. ___________________________________________________________________________
Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)
Learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide his representation (Annexure P-10) in light of CWP No. 1061 of 2021, titled as Shishupal v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., decided on 17.7.2025, in a time bound manner.
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Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner.
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Consequently, in view of the above, this Court without going into the merits of the case deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the pending representation (Annexure P-10) of the petitioner in light of Shishupal (supra) expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a speaking order thereupon. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
December 9, 2025
(Sandeep Sharma), (manjit)
Judge