IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.20037 of 2025 Date of Decision: 18.12.2025 _______________________________________________________ Smt. Shakuntla Devi & Anr. …….Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners: Ms. Pooja Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents-State. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Learned counsel representing the petitioners, on instructions, states that the petitioners’ case is squarely covered by the judgments dated 18.07.2022 passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal No.4792 of 2022, titled Balo Devi versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others and as such, they would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide the representation (Annexure P-3) of the petitioners, in a time bound manner. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners. 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 representation (Annexure P-3) of the petitioners expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks in light of Balo Devi case (supra). Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass a speaking order thereupon. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate court of law, if they still remain aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. p (Sandeep Sharma), Judge December 18,2025 (shankar)