2026:HHC:4448 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 1811 of 2026 Decided on: 26.02.2026 Kuldip Kumar and others …….Petitioners Versus State of HP and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioners : Mr. Bhupender Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Rajat Chauhan, Assistant Advocate General for respondents – State. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Rajat Chauhan, learned Assistant Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have filed representations with regard to the issue raised in the petition, but the same has not been decided by the Authority concerned till date. 3. This petition, accordingly, as prayed for, is disposed of with the direction that let representations of the petitioners be decided, in the light of the averments made therein as well as the judgment being relied upon by the petitioners, within a period of 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:4448 twelve weeks by the Competent Authority. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any view on the merits of the case and the representations shall be decided by the Authority independently without being influenced by any observation made by this Court in this regard. 4. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge February 26, 2026 (narender)