IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.14404 of 2026 Decided on 24th August, 2026 Manoj Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Motta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. This petition is disposed of with the direction that after the adjudication of LPA No. 205 of 2025, titled as State of H.P. & Ors. vs. Chuni Lal by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court, which has been preferred by the State against judgment dated 21st March, 2024, passed by this Court in CWP No. 8148 of 2022, titled Yashwant Kumar versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others along with other connected matters, the representation of the petitioner be decided by the Authority within eight weeks as from the date of the adjudication of the aforesaid LPA by the Hon’ble Division Bench. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge August 24, 2026 (Vinod)