IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.929 of 2026 Date of Decision: 09.01.2026 _____________________________________________________________________ Lalita Kumari & Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, from the respondents could be received, learned counsel representing the petitioners, while inviting attention of this Court to judgments passed by Coordinate Bench this Court in CWP No.1638 of 2024 titled Mohit Sharma & Anr. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. and in CWP No. 4830 of 2023, titled as Inder Singh Thakur and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr (alongwith connected matter), states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Mohit Sharma and Inder Singh Thakur (supra) and as such, petitioners would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioners in light of aforesaid judgments in a time bound manner. 2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents, Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, states that he is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioners with regard to disposal of their representation. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners (Annexure P-7) in light of Mohit Sharma and Inder Singh Thakur (supra), expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners and pass speaking order thereafter. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. January 09, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge 2