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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.20682 of 2025 alongwith
connected matters
Decided on: 30th December, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.20682 of 2025 Radhna
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.20744 of 2025 Monica Kalia
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. CWP No.20766 of 2025 Kalpna Devi
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, 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 matters are heard at this stage.
3.
Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of Yashwant Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.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 petitioners dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law as well
2 CWP No.8148 of 2022, decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024
3 as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Yashwant Kumar2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.
The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua December 30, 2025
Judge Mukesh