CWP/19893/2026 on 5 November 2026

1. CWP No.19769 of 2026 Kushal Rattan

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and others

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

2. CWP No.19775 of 2026 Ajay Kumar and others

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State of H.P. and others

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

3. CWP No.19893 of 2026 Poonam Dhiman and another

…..Petitioners

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State of H.P. and another

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

4. CWP No.19898 of 2026 Surender Singh

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and others

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

5. CWP No.19902 of 2026 Ramesh

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State of H.P. and others

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

6. CWP No.19910 of 2026 Vikas Sharma and others

…..Petitioners

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State of H.P. and another

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

7. CWP No.19927 of 2026 Rameshwar Kumar

…..Petitioner

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State of H.P. and others

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

Coram

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: M/s Ravneet Kumar, Bhender Kumar Chaudhary, Tarun K. Sharma, Surender K. Sharma, A.K. Sharma, Munish Dhatwalia and Ram Kumar, Advocates, in the respective petitions.

For the Respondents: Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, 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 the aforesaid decision has been stayed under

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

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 respective cases of the petitioners within six weeks after the adjudication of LPA No.205 of 2025 and in terms thereof.

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

Jyotsna Rewal Dua November 05, 2026

Judge Mukesh