IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.19611 of 2025 Date of Decision: 12.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Sanjeev Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Ms. Pooja Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. Ravinder Singh Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Kiran Lata Sharma, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioner, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment passed by Principal Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.2735 of 2010, titled as Rakesh Kumar Vs. State of H.P. & ors., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Principal Division Bench of this Court in Rakesh Kumar (supra) and as such, petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide his case in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Ms. Kiran Lata Sharma, Advocate, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of Rakesh Kumar (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. December 12, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2