IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No1625 of 2024 Date of Decision: 26.05.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Sunil Dutt ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Vikas Rajput, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner, states that his client would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide case of the petitioner in terms of judgment dated 13.12.2012, passed by Division Bench of this Court in LPA No. 105 of 2010, titled State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. v. Rakesh Chand and Ors. (alongwith connected matters) in a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. 2. Having perused aforesaid judgment sought to be relied upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds that issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in 2 the aforesaid judgment and as such, no prejudice would be caused to either of the parties in case respondents are directed to consider and decide case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide representation (Annexure P-7) of the petitioner in light of Rakesh Chand expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate to the petitioner in the aforesaid judgment, he would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant order shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass a speaking order. All pending applications stand disposed of. May 26, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), Manjit Judge