CWP/18758/2026 on 27 October 2026

1. CWP No. 18893 of 2026 Sanjeev Kumar Rai and Anr

…..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors

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

2. CWP No. 18896 of 2026

Surekha Devi

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…..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors

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

3. CWP No. 18878 of 2026

Shailja Sood and anr .

…..Petitioners

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors

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

4. CWP No. 18864 of 2026

Anju Sharma and Ors. .

…..Petitioners

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors

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

5. CWP No. 18857 of 2026

Sanjay Bhaik and Ors .

…..Petitioners

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State of H.P. and Ors

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

6. CWP No. 18767 of 2026

Meena Devi

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…..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors

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

7. CWP No. 18758 of 2026

Amit Saini .

…..Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. and Ors

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

Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: M/s Bhupinder Thakur, Kunal Mehta, Surender K. Sharma,Vinod Chauhan, Prashant Manhans, Advocates, in the respective writ petitions.

For the Respondents: Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

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

2. Learned Deputy 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 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 27, 2026

Judge R.Atal

2 CWP No. 2056 of 2023 decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024