IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16940 of 2025 Decided on: 30th September, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kesru and another …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Amit Singh Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General and Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General for respondents No. 1 to 4. Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 and respondent No.5, respectively. 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.) seeking applicability of Baldev Versus State of Himachal 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 ( 2025:HHC:36269 ) Pradesh and others2, 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 representation 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 (Annexure P-3, colly.) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Baldev2 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 October 30, 2025 Judge yogesh 2 CWP No.2711 of 2017, decided alongwith connected matter on 22.02.2022