IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6863 of 2025 Date of Decision: 26.05.2025 _________________________________________________________ Suresh Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. H.R.Sidhu, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that his client would be content and satisfied in case direction is issued to the respondents to consider and decide representation of the petitioner in light of judgment dated 21.08.2023, passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWPOA No.5507 of 2020, titled Om Wati and another vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. - 2 - 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 the aforesaid judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court 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 pending representation (Annexure P-3) having been filed by the petitioner in light of Oma Wati case (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within six weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situated 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 speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. May 26, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (shankar) Judge