IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.6 398 of 2026 Decided on : 30 .04.2026 ____________________________________________________________ Sonika Thapa ...Petitioner Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________ Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the petitioner: Mr. Naresh Kaul, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already made a representation on 19.01.2026 (Annexure P-3), which is still pending adjudication before the competent authority. 3. Learned Advocate General has no objection in case the direction is given to the respondents/competent authority to decide the said representation in light of the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 adverse circumstances being faced by the petitioner. 4. Keeping in view the said submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, this Court is disposing of the present petition with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to decide the representation made by the petitioner dated 19.01.2026 (Annexure P-3), within a period of two weeks from today. The competent authority shall also take into consideration the adverse circumstances being faced by the petitioner. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 30 th April, 2026 ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) (Anurag) Judge