IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos.18148 & 18170 of 2025 Decided on: 22.11.2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.18148 of 2025 Chuni Lal & Anr …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Anr .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.18170 of 2025 Ashok Kumar & Anr …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Anr .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Rocky, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N.Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations, annexed with the respective writ petitions, seeking applicability of Hem Raj Vs. State of H.P. and Others.2 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 matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the 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. 2 CWP No.2171 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matters on 04.09.2023 3 The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 22, 2025 Judge R.Atal