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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6115 of 2025
Date of Decision: 10.12.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dr. Tikam Dass Verma ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr.
…....Respondents
Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Ankit Dhiman, Proxy Counsel.
For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for respondent No.1.
Ms. Aanchal Singh, Proxy Counsel, for respondent No.2. ___________________________________________________________________________
Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)
Learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of CWP No. 16193 of 2024, titled as Dr. Sanjay Kumar Narang v. State of Himachal Pradesh and another, decided on 19.11.2025, in a time bound manner. Learned counsel for the respondents are not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer by the petitioner.
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Consequently, in view of the above, this Court without going into the merits of the case deems it fit to dispose of the present
- 2 - petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of Dr. Sanjay Kumar Narang (supra) expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a speaking order thereupon. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
December 10, 2025
(Sandeep Sharma), (manjit)
Judge