IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6467 of 2025 Date of Decision: 21.5.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Praveen Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Parav Sharma, Mr. Rahul Thakur, Mr. Shekhar Badola and Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Advocates. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner’s case is squarely covered by the judgment dated 10.5.2018, passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 3111 of 2016, titled State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors v. Ashwani Kumar and as such, he would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide case of the petitioner, in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states - 2 - that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 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 case of the petitioner in light of Ashwani Kumar (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 hearing to the petitioner and pass a speaking order thereupon. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. May 21, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge