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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.20496 of 2025 and
connected matters.
Decided on: 29.12.2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.20496 of 2025 Dharam Lata
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.20514 of 2025 Pawan Sharma
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. CWP No.20536 of 2025 Shikha Sharma
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. CWP No.20538 of 2025 Hushan Chand
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2
5. CWP No.20540 of 2025 Praveen Kumar
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. CWP No.20614 of 2025 Manoj Kumar
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. CWP No.20616 of 2025 Ambika Rani
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. CWP No.20618 of 2025 Saroj Kumari
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. CWP No.20624 of 2025 Kamal Krishan
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3
10. CWP No.20626 of 2025 Thakur Dutt
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. CWP No.20628 of 2025 Sarika Sharma
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. CWP No.20634 of 2025 Satish Kumar
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and Ors
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Mukesh Sharma and Mr Vipin
Sharma, Advocates.
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.
4 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, annexed with the respective writ petitions, seeking applicability of Mohit Sharma & Anr. Versus State of H.P. & 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 in accordance with law
2 CWP No.1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024
5 as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Mohit Sharma2 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 29, 2025
Judge R.Atal