2026:HHC:19153 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 7540 of 2026 Decided on : 22.05.2026 Smt. Shakuntla Devi …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Arhant Mahajan, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition be disposed of with the direction that let the representation (Annexure P-4) filed by the petitioner be decided now in light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Surajmani’s case. 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:19153 3. The petition is accordingly disposed of with the direction that let the representation (Annexure P-4) filed by the petitioner be decided by the competent Authority, in the light of the contents thereof as well as the judgment in Surajmani’s case as modified by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, within a period of 8 weeks’ from today. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge May 22, 2026 (Shivank Thakur)