IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No.7279 of 2025
Date of Decision: 05.05.2025
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Rama Nand Sharma and Others …….Petitioners
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State of H.P. and Others ….Respondents
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Coram:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.
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For the Petitioners: Mr. Shekhar Badola, Advocate.
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For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Mr.
Rajan Kahol, Mr. B.C. Verma and Mr. Vishal
Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with
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Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate
General, for State.
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Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral):
Before notices, if any, could be issued in the instant
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proceedings, learned counsel representing the petitioners, on
instructions, states that petitioners would be content and satisfied in
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case they are permitted to file representation(s) for redressal of their
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grievance, with further direction to the respondents to consider and
decide the same in light of judgment dated 01.11.2023, passed by
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Division Bench of this Court in CWPOA No.5536 of 2020 titled as
Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and Others, along with other
connected matters, in a time bound manner.
2. While putting in appearance on behalf of respondents,
Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, states that he
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Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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is not averse to aforesaid innocuous prayer made on behalf of the
petitioners and representation(s), if any, filed by the petitioners shall
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be considered and decided in accordance with the aforesaid
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judgment.
3. Consequently, in view of the aforesaid fair stand adopted
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by learned Additional Advocate General, this Court, without going into
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the merits of the case, deems it fit to dispose of the present petition
reserving liberty to the petitioners to file representation(s) before the
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competent authority within a period of two weeks for redressal of their
grievance, which in-turn, shall be decided by the competent authority,
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expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six weeks in light of
aforesaid judgment. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, authority
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concerned, while doing the needful in terms of instant order, shall
afford an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners and pass
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speaking order thereafter. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file
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appropriate proceedings in the appropriate Court of law, if they still
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remain aggrieved.
Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
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(Sandeep Sharma),
Judge
May 05, 2025
(Rajeev Raturi)
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