IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 17664/2026 a/w connected matters Decided on: 08.10.2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No. 17664/2026 Dharam Pal …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents 2. CWP No. 17696/2026 Kala Devi …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents 3. CWP No. 17658/2026 Ram Rath …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents 4. CWP No. 17840/2026 Desh Raj …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Ors. .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners: Mr. Anil Jaswal, Mr. Vinod Thakur, Vikrant Chandel, Advocates, for the petitioners in the respective petitions. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 For the respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Petitioners’ grievance is that their respective repre- sentation(s) annexed with these writ petitions, seeking applicability of Ranjit Singh & Ors. Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. 3. 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 rep- resentations, in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Deputy Advocate General is not averse to this prayer. 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are dis- posed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the peti- tioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgments, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petition- 2 CWP No. 2500/2021 decided on 07.07.2023 3 ers. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 08th October, 2026 rohit