IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 16468 of 2026. Decided on : 22 nd September , 2026 Dharat Singh ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Anr. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Ajay Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Petitioner seeks direction to the respondents to give reservation in promotion to him as a person suffering from benchmark disability and also claims seniority on that basis. No legal basis for such claims is discernible from the pleadings. The pleadings are abstract, so is the relief clause. Confronted with this, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to file fresh in accordance with law. Granting such permission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 22nd September, 2026. (jai) 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?