IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP No. 17598 of 2026 along with CWP No. 17634, 17676, 17674, 17649, 17644, 17638, 17635, 17660, 17583, 17662 and 17654 of 2026. Decided on : 8 th October , 2026 1. CWP No. 17598 of 2026. Mohan Lal ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 2. CWP No. 17634 of 2026. Dinesh Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 3. CWP No. 17676 of 2026. Banwari Lal ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 4. CWP No. 17674 of 2026. Beena Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 5. CWP No. 17649 of 2026. Chitna ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 2 6. CWP No. 17644 of 2026. Kusum Lata ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 7. CWP No. 17638 of 2026. Dinesh Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 8. CWP No. 17635 of 2026. Raj Kumar ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 9. CWP No. 17660 of 2026. Promila Devi ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 10. CWP No. 17583 of 2026. Rajesh Kumar & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 11. CWP No. 17662 of 2026. Dhananjay Prakash Rattan & Ors. ...Petitioners. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. 3 12. CWP No. 17654 of 2026. Satya Devi ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ....Respondents. Coram: Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate, Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate and Mr. Hemant Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner(s) 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 seek applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and Ors Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.2. 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2CWP No. 2056 of 2023 decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024 4 3. Learned Additional Advocate General has apprised that aforesaid decision has been stayed under order dated 17.08.2026 passed in LPA No. 205 of 2025 and other connected matters. 4. In view of above position, the relief in the nature claimed by the petitioners cannot be granted to them at this stage. These writ petitions, therefore, are disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners within six weeks after the adjudication of LPA No. 205 of 2025 and in terms thereof. 5. With the above observations, the writ petitions stand disposed of. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 8th October, 2026. (jai)