CWP/18886/2026 on 28 October 2026

1. CWP No. 18895 of 2026 Sashi Paul and Anr

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. CWP No. 18971 of 2026

Naresh Kumar and Anr .

…..Petitioners

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.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. CWP No. 18888 of 2026

Bhupender Sharma .

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Anr

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. CWP No. 18886 of 2026

Seema Devi

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…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Ors

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. CWP No. 18880 of 2026

Rita Devi

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…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and Anr

.....Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: M/s Bhupinder Thakur, Abhishek Nagta, Ravneet Kumar and R.L.Chaudhary, Advocates, in the respective writ petitions.

For the Respondents: Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Petitioners seek applicability of Ghanshyam Dass and Ors Vs. State of H.P. and Ors2 .

2. Learned Additional Advocate General has apprised that aforesaid decision has been stayed under order dated 17.08.2026 passed in LPA No. 205 of 2025 and other connected matters.

3. In view of above position, the relief in the nature claimed by the petitioners cannot be granted to

1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 CWP No. 2056 of 2023 decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024

them at this stage. These writ petitions, therefore, are disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners within six weeks after the adjudication of LPA No. 205 of 2025 and in terms thereof.

4. With the above observations, these writ petitions stand disposed of.

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua October 28, 2026

Judge R.Atal