IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.409 of 2026 Date of Decision: 6.1.2026 _____________________________________________________________________ Meena Chauhan and Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Before reply, if any, could be called for from the respondents, learned counsel representing the petitioners, states that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated by Hon’ble Division Bench in CWPOA No. 5507 of 2020, titled as “Oma Wati and Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. decided on 21.8.2023 and in judgment dated 17.7.2025 passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in CWPOA No. 1818 of 2020, titled as Ram Murti v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., as such, petitioners would be content and satisfied in case directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide their representations (Annexure P- 3 Colly.) in light of aforesaid judgments in a time bound manner. 2. Having regard to the nature of prayer and order proposed to be passed in the instant petition, this Court sees no necessity to call - 2 - for the reply from the respondents, who are otherwise represented by Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General. While accepting notice on behalf of the respondents, learned Additional Advocate General, fairly states that representations filed by the petitioners, if not already decided, shall be decided expeditiously. 3. Having perused averments contained in the petition, which are duly supported by an affidavit vis-a-vis judgments sought to be relied upon, this Court finds that issue raised in the instant proceedings already stands adjudicated in Oma Wati and Ram Murti (supra), as such, there appears to be no impediment in issuing direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners in light of aforesaid judgments in a time bound manner. 4. Consequently, in view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners (Annexure P-3 Colly.) in light of judgments, as detailed hereinabove, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. In case, petitioners are found to be similarly situate to the petitioners in the aforesaid judgment, they would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say, authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant order shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass speaking order thereupon. All pending applications stand disposed of. January 6, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge