IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.16300 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 22nd September, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.16300 of 2026 Naresh Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.16357 of 2026 Tek Ram and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.16361 of 2026 Balbir Atwal and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.16362 of 2026 Kamal Kishor and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CWP No.16372 of 2026 Sanjay Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 6. CWP No.16391 of 2026 Rajesh Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CWP No.16396 of 2026 Pravesh Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CWP No.16402 of 2026 Manju …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CWP No.16405 of 2026 Jaswinder Kaur and others …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CWP No.16406 of 2026 Neelam Kumari …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 11. CWP No.16407 of 2026 Rajender Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: M/s M.A. Safee, Pranav Kaushal, Sameer Miyan, Saurav, Vandana Thakur, Rocky, Mamta Garg and Sanjeev K. Motta, Advocates, in the respective petitions. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta & Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocates General and Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations (annexed with the respective writ petitions) seeking applicability of Inder Singh Thakur & Ors. Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2 have not been decided till 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No.4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025 4 date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 3. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua September 22, 2026 Judge Mukesh