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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.17598 of 2025 alongwith
connected matters
Decided on: 14th November, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CWP No.17598 of 2025 Krishan Kant
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. CWP No.17600 of 2025 Anil Kumar
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. CWP No.17604 of 2025 Sarla Devi
…..Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. and others
.....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. M.A. Safee, Mr. Pranav Kaushal
and Mr. Sameer Miyan, Advocates.
For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.
2 Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge
Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, 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 (Annexure P-3) 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 petitioners (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law as well as taking into
2 CWP No.1638 of 2024, decided on 29.11.2024
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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 November 14, 2025
Judge Mukesh