2025:HHC:13733 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4467 of 2025 Date of Decision: 13.05.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Devinder Singh Madaik ……...Petitioner Versus HPTDC & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. S.S.Panta, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioner, while inviting attention of this Court to judgment passed by Coordinate Bench this Court in CWP No. 4427 of 2023 titled Tulsi Ram Vs. HPTDCL & Ors., states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Coordinate Bench this Court in Tulsi Ram (supra) and as such, petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner in light of aforesaid judgment in a time bound manner. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. S.S.Panta, Advocate, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and representation, if any, filed by the petitioner shall be considered and decided expeditiously. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-8) in light of Tulsi Ram (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 being heard to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. May 13, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2