IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.4434 of 2025 Decided on: 27th March, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kapoor Singh …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Shiv Pal Manhans, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 4. Ms. Kiran Dhiman, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhry, learned Assistant Advocate General and Ms. Kiran Dhiman, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 & 4 and respondents No.2 & 3, respectively. 2. Petitioner had instituted Kapoor Singh Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others2, wherein the respondents were directed to decide the representation 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No.7485 of 2024, decided on 31.07.2024 2 preferred by him in accordance with law by passing a speaking and reasoned order. The respondents passed an office order on 18.11.2024 (Annexure P-3), declining to consider the case of the petitioner on the ground that The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & Anr.3 was pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Apex Court. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid civil appeal stands decided on 06.02.2025. Subsequent thereto, the petitioner again represented to the respondents on 13.02.2025 (Annexure P-5) to decide his previous representation in compliance to the directions issued in Kapoor Singh’s2 case. Petitioner’s grievance is that the respondents till date have not decided his previous representation on merits. 4. Looking to the limited grievance of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner and the grievances raised by him in the present writ petition in accordance with law, inter alia, taking note of the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of 3 Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025, decided alongwith connected appeals on 06.02.2025 3 Surajmani3, within a period of two weeks from today. The order so passed be also communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua March 27, 2025 Judge Mukesh