Himachal Pradesh High Court

CWP/10848/2023 on 29 December 2023

2023:HHC:14704

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.10848 of 2023 Decided on: 29.12.2023 Smt. Salochana Devi … Petitioner. Versus Union of India & others … Respondents.

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Sanjay Dutt Vasudeva, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Balram Sharma, Deputy Solicitor General of India, for respondent No.1­UOI. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.2 and 3­State. Mr. Y.W. Chauhan, Advocate, for respondents No.4 to 7. Mr. K.B. Khajuria, Advocate, for respondent No.8. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Balram Sharma, learned Deputy Solicitor General, Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, Mr. Y.W. Chauhan, and Mr. K.B. Khajuria, learned counsel, accept notice on behalf of respondents No.1, 2,3, 4 to 7 and 8, respectively.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the interest of justice this writ petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation before respondent No.4 with further direction to the said respondent to decide the representation Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? High Court of H.P. 2023:HHC:14704 ::: Downloaded on - 31/10/2026 14:25:27 :::CIS

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2 in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible.

3. In view of the prayer so made by the petitioner without adverting to the issues raised in the petition on merit, this petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to file the representation before respondent No.4 and in the event of any such representation being filed within a period of four weeks from today, then respondent No.4 after giving an opportunity for personal hearing to the petitioner shall decide the same within eight weeks.

4. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stands disposed of.

(Ajay Mohan Goel)

Judge December 29, 2023 (Rishi) High Court of H.P. 2023:HHC:14704 ::: Downloaded on - 31/10/2026 14:25:27 :::CIS

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