BANITA RANI AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS
CWP/20577/2025 · 2025-12-29
Sandeep Sharma
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.20577 of 2025 Date of Decision: 29.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dr. Banita Rani & Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, l
earned counsel representing the petitioners, while inviting
attention of this Court to judgments passed by Coordinate Bench this Court in
CWP No.1638 of 2024
titled
Mohit Sharma & Anr. Vs. State
of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
and
in CWP No. 4830 of 2023, titled
as Inder Singh Thakur and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr (alongwith connected matter)
, states that issue raised in
the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by
Coordinate
Bench of this Court
in
Mohit Sharma
and
Inder Singh Thakur
( supra
) and as such,
p etitioners would be content and satisfied in case
directions are issued to the respondents to consider the
case
of the
petitioners in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner.
2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners with regard to disposal of their representation.
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 petitioners in light of Mohit Sharma and Inder Singh Thakur (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 petitioners and pass speaking order thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. December 29, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil)
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