IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.17519 of 2026 and connected matters Decided on: 07.10.2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.17519 of 2026 Lekh Raj Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.17522 of 2026 Rahul Abrol …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.17525 of 2026 Dev Raj …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.17528 of 2026 Satya Sharma …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CWP No.17531 of 2026 Vivek Hazri …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, Assistant Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Rajat Chaudhary, learned Assistant 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 Suresh Kumar & 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 Assistant 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 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP NoCWP No. 11984 of 2024 decidedon 02.07.2026 3 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. 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 7, 2026 Judge R.Atal