Kamla Devi v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge oral order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court (Sandeep Sharma, J., 13.10.2025) in CWP No.16009 of 2025, Kamla Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh & others. Petition disposed of without adjudication of merits on the strength of reliance on the coordinate-bench judgment dated 10.10.2025 in CWP No. 9057 of 2023 (Roop Ram vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others). Direction to respondents to decide petitioner's case within six weeks, with hearing and speaking order; liberty reserved; pending applications disposed. Useful for citing the Roop Ram judgment as the governing precedent for similarly placed petitioners.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of without going into merits; respondents directed to consider and decide the petitioner's case expeditiously, preferably within six weeks, in light of Roop Ram's case (CWP No. 9057 of 2023, judgment dated 10.10.2025), with an opportunity of hearing and a speaking order; liberty reserved to the petitioner to pursue further appropriate proceedings.