1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 19426 of 2025 Decided on: 10.12.2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archana and another …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Harmohan Thakur, Advocate vice Ms. Mamta Garg, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and accepts service of notice on behalf of respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 25.10.2025 (Annexure P-3, colly.) seeking applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and others versus State of Himachal Prdesh and others2, have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No. 8148 of 2022, decided on 21.03.2024 a/w connected matters. 2 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 matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents/ competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners dated 25.10.2025 (Annexure P-3, colly.) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Ghanshyam Dass2 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 December 10, 2025 Judge yogesh