IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.18604 of 2025 Decided on: 09.12.2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anita Kumari and Ors …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Anr .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. R.L.Chaudhary, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y. P. S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S.Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations, Annexure P-3 (colly), annexed with the writ petition, seeking applicability of Hem Raj Vs. State of HP 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 and Ors2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is 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 the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Hem Raj2 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 December 09, 2025 Judge R.Atal 2 CWP No. 2171 of 2023 decided alongwith connected matters on 04.09.2023