IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.939 of 2026 Date of Decision: 09.01.2026 _______________________________________________________ Hitesh Thakur and Others …….Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and Others ….Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral): Before notices, if any, could be issued in the instant petition, learned counsel representing the petitioners, on instructions, states that his clients would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide the case of the petitioner in light of judgment rendered by this Court in CWP No.1747 of 2023, titled as Dinesh Kumar and Others Vs. State of H.P. and Others, decided on 09.10.2023, in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, fairly states that he is not averse to afore innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 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 case of the petitioners expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass detailed speaking order thereupon taking note of the judgment rendered by this Court in Dinesh Kumar case (supra), wherein issue otherwise sought to be decided in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate Court of law, if they still remain aggrieved. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. p` (Sandeep Sharma), Judge January 09, 2026 (Rajeev Raturi)