2025:HHC:8032 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4489 of 2025 Date of Decision: 27.03.2025 _______________________________________________________ Sukram Chand …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Others ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Digvijay Singh Thakur, Mr. Saurabh Ahluwalia and Abhinav Purohit, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Learned counsel for the petitioner, states that his client would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to consider and decide case of the petitioner in terms of judgment dated 07.07.2024, passed in CWP No.842 of 2017, case titled as “State of H.P. and Others Vs. Sardari Lal and Another” in a time bound manner. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner. 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 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2025:HHC:8032 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 case of the petitioner in light of Sardari Lal’s case (supra), expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is found to be similarly situate 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 a speaking order thereupon. All pending application(s) stand disposed of. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge March 27, 2025 (Rupsi)