IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16955 of 2025 Decided on: 31st October, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pritam Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Bonit Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, 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. Petitioner, aged 64 years, seeks applicability of Sunder Singh Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh & 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 Ors.2, Balo Devi & others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others3 and Roop Lal Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others4, as according to him, applicability of these decisions would make him entitled to 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 judgments 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 31, 2025 Judge Mukesh 2 Civil Appeal No.6309 of 2017, decided on 08.03.2018 3 Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022, decided on 18.07.2022 4 LPA No.196 of 2022, decided on 11.10.2023