IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17413 of 2026 and connected matters Decided on: 06.10.2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.17413 of 2026 Kusum Thakur …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and anr .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.17416 of 2026 Reena Sharma and Anr …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.17425 of 2026 Sachin Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.17408 of 2026 Ravinder Kumar and Ors …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CWP No.17429 of 2026 Neel Kamal …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 6. CWP No.17433 of 2026 Anil Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CWP No.17430 of 2026 Shri Paul …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CWP No.17431 of 2026 Madan Lal and Ors …..Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CWP No.17434 of 2026 Manoj Kumar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. M.A.Safee, Ms. Shrutika Chauhan, Ms. Anchal Sharma Advocates in the respective petitions. For the Respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 3 Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in all the writ petitions. 2. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations, annexed with the respective writ petitions, seeking applicability of Inder Singh Thakur & Ors Vs. State of H.P. & Ors2 have not been decided till 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 Deputy 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 decision, within a period of six weeks from today. 2 CWP No. 4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025. 4 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 October 6, 2026 Judge R.Atal