2026:HHC:14259 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP Nos.5287 & 5295 of 2026 Decided on: 30 th April, 2026 ___________________________________________________________________ CWP No.5287 of 2026 Gaurav Kant Bhardwaj ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________________ CWP No.5295 of 2026 Krishan Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________________ Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the petitioner(s): Mr. Sourav Sharma, Advocate, in both the petitions. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rahul Thakur, Deputy Advocate General, in both the petitions. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Rahul Thakur, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 respondents-State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that the petitioners have already made representations dated 21.01.2026 (Annexure P-3), specifically mentioning therein that their cases are covered by the judgment passed in CWP No.4830 of 2023, titled, Inder Singh Thakur and Ors. vs. State of H.P. and ors. Along with connected petition, decided on 07.04.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) prays that his clients would be satisfied, in case, a direction is given to the respondents to consider and decide the representations dated 21.01.2026 (Annexure P-3) in terms of the judgment passed by this Court in aforementioned case. 4. Faced with this situation, learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the competent authority shall decide the representations and in case the facts of the petitioners case are akin to the facts of the aforementioned case, similar 3 benefits will be extended to the petitioners. 5. Keeping in view the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner(s), the present petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to decide the representations of the petitioner(s) within a period of 8 weeks from today, and in case the petitioners are similarly situate as that of the petitioners in the writ petition mentioned above, decided on 07.04.2025, the similar benefits be extended to them within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. 6. The petitions are accordingly disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. 30 th April, 2026 ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) (ankit) Judge