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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.938 of 2026 Decided on: 09.01.2026 Neeraj Kumar and others
…Petitioners
Versus State of H.P. & others .…Respondents. ……………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate.
For the respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General.
Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents in all the petitions.
2. Petitioners are seeking applicability of Oma Wati and another versus State of H.P and others.2
3. Admittedly, the petitioners have invoked extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without even preferring any representation to the competent authority for the redresssal of their grievances raised in the writ petitions.
4. Confronted with above, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be preferring a 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2CWPOA No.5507/2020, decide don 21.08.2023
2 representations within two weeks from today. In case, such representations are so preferred, the competent authority shall consider and decide the same, in accordance with law, within further period of six weeks. The order so passed shall also be communicated to the petitioners.
5. The instant petition is disposed of in above terms. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 09th January, 2026(yogesh)