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2025 DAILYLAW 35280 (HP)

SHAKUNTLA DEVI v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS

CWP/18572/2025 · 2025-12-01

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Civil Appealbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 18572/2025 Decided on: 01.12.2025 Shakuntla Devi …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents. ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. Devi Singh Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua , J Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, accept notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks applicability of Sunder Singh Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 and Balo Devi & others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others3 for the service rendered by her late husband late Sh. Ram Prakash in the respondents-Department to enable her to earn pension/family pension. 3. Petitioner’s grievance is that her representation dated 20.01.2025 (Annexure P-4), seeking applicability of the aforesaid 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017, decided on 08.03.2018 3 Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022 decided on 18.07.2022 2 decisions has not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would be content, in case, respondents/competent authority are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General has no objection to this prayer. Having regard to the above submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner, in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgments, within a period of six weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 1st December, 2025(rohit)