CWP/19351/2026 on 2 November 2026

1. CWP No.19351 of 2026 Mohan Singh and anr

…..Petitioners

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

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

2. CWP No.19356 of 2026 Surinder Kumar and Anr

…..Petitioners

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

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

3. CWP No.19361 of 2026 Tappu and Ors

…..Petitioners

Versus State of H.P. and Ors

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

Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Ms.Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Notice. Ms. Seema Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents in all the writ petitions.

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

2. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations, annexed with the respective writ petitions, seeking applicability of Manohar Lal and others. Versus State of H.P. & Ors.2 have not been decided till date by the respondents/competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would be content in case the respondents/competent authority(s) are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representations in accordance with law within a fixed-time schedule. Learned Deputy Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.

3. Having regard to the afore-submissions, but without examining the merits of the matters, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the aforesaid representations of the petitioners in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above decisions, within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.

2 CWPOA No 6814 of 2020, decided alongwith connected matter on 09.07.2026

The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 2, 2026

Judge R.Atal