IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.8068 of 2025 Decided on: 29.05. 2025 _________________________________________________________________ Rajender Prakash ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Anr. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Avinash Jaryal, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N.Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “a ) That the writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to regularize the service of the petitioner as per the notification prevalent w.e.f. 04-07-2004 with all 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes - 2 - consequential benefits. b) In alternate as per the prevalent policy on the completion of required numbers of years be held entitled for the benefits arising thereof. or c) The respondent department may kindly be directed to decide the representation of the petitioner by granting him the same benefit that has been granted to the similar situated. ” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a representation dated 03.12.2024 (Annexure P-6) to respondent No.2 for claiming the above reliefs. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner would be content in case respondent No.2/competent authority is directed to decide the aforesaid representation 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 representation of the petitioner dated 03.12.2024 (Annexure P-6) in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioner. - 3 - The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 29, 2025 R.Atal