IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 17528 of 2025 Decided on: 12th November, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ram Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Adarsh K. Vashista, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 matter is heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners seek applicability of Sunil Dutt & others versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others2 for grant of pension. Their representation dated 01.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) has not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No.5187 of 2020, decided on 29.08.2023 alongwith connected matters. 2 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 representation 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 matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioners dated 01.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Sunil Dutt & others2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 12, 2025 Judge yogesh