IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No.17633 of 2026, along with connected matters. Decided on : 8 th October , 2026 1. CWP No. 17633 of 2026. Champa Devi ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 2. CWP No. 17636 of 2026. Poonam Indu ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 3. CWP No. 17650 of 2026. Surekha Devi ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 4. CWP No. 17653 of 2026. Anita Kumari ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 5. CWP No.17669 of 2026. Ajay Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 For the Petitioners: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate, Mr. Bhupinder Thakur, Advocate, Mr. Shiv Pal Minhans, Advocate, and Mr. Bhender Kumar Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioners in respective petitions. For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, 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 petitions), seeking applicability of Inder Singh Thakur & Ors Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 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 Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 3. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matter, these writ petitions are disposed of 2CWP No. 4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025. 3 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 petitioner. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 8th October, 2026. (jai)