IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2914 of 2025 Decided on: 3rd March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bandna Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajat Thakur and Mr. Sanjeev Singh, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Amandeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1, 2 and 4-State. Mr. Shivank S. Panta, Advocate, for respondent No.3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Amandeep Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Shivank S. Panta, learned Standing Counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1, 2 & 4 and respondent No.3, respectively. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner as raised in the petition has already been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram vs. The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors.2 Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner would be content in case the respondents are directed to examine her case in light of the aforesaid judgment within a fixed time schedule. 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.3 does not dispute the fact that similar issue as raised in the present petition, has been adjudicated in Tulsi Ram’s2 case. He further submitted that, however, the facts of the instant case are required to be verified by the Corporation as also the fact that as to whether the aforesaid judgment has attained finality or not. 5. In view of above submissions, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of relief prayed by her and verify the facts of the instant case vis-à-vis the decision rendered in Tulsi Ram’s2 case, within a period of two months from today. In case the petitioner is found to be situated similar to the petitioners in the aforesaid case, then same benefit, as has been given to the petitioners in 2 CWP No.4427 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matters on 11.01.2024 3 Tulsi Ram’s2 case, shall be granted to the petitioner in the instant case. The decision so arrived at, be also communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 03, 2025 Judge Mukesh