IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.510 of 2026 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 7th January, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CWP No.510 of 2026 Dr. Abhishek Guleria …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CWP No.512 of 2026 Niraj Guleria …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. CWP No.514 of 2026 Ranu Pathania …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CWP No.544 of 2026 Rishika Vij …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CWP No.506 of 2026 Prashant Sudamrao Daundkar …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 6. CWP No.484 of 2026 Dr. Divya Gupta …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CWP No.486 of 2026 Dr. Tarang Kumar Shah …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CWP No.488 of 2026 Dr. Parul Shukla …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. CWP No.482 of 2026 Rakesh Ahuja …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandel, Advocate. 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 3 For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta Advocate General, for respondent No.1 in all the matters. Mr. Janesh Mahajan, Advocate, for respondent No.2 in all the matters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Notice. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Janesh Mahajan, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, respectively. 2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage. 3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations, annexed with the respective writ petitions, seeking applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and others Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others2, have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/ competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents are not averse to this prayer. 2 CWP No.2056 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024 4 4. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Ghanshyam Dass2 within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners. The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua January 07, 2026 Judge R.Atal