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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.4949 of 2025 Date of Decision: 04.04.2025 _______________________________________________________ Hiro Devi
…….Petitioner
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State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________
Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1
For the Petitioner: Mr. Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General.
____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral):
Learned counsel representing the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide the representation dated 09.02.2025 (Annexure P-3) of the petitioner in terms of judgment dated 28.05.2024 passed by Principal Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.2274 of 2021, titled as Satya Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others alongwith connected matters, in a time bound manner.
1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while putting appearance on behalf of the respondents, fairly states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner
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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 the representation dated 09.02.2025 (Annexure P-3) of the petitioner 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 detailed speaking order thereupon, taking note of judgment passed by Principal Division Bench of this Court in Satya Devi’s case (supra). Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate court of law, if she still remains aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(Sandeep Sharma),
Judge April 04,2025 (shankar)