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Monica Kalia Vs the State of Hp and Others — Himachal Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Monica Kalia Vs the State of Hp and OthersMonica Kalia v. the State of Hp and Others

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Monica Kalia v. the State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC30 Dec 2025CWP/20744/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla; CWP Nos.20682, 20744, 20766 of 2025 (Radhna; Monica Kalia; Kalpna Devi v. State of H.P. and others); undecided representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of Yashwant Kumar (CWP No.8148 of 2022, decided 21.03.2024); writ petitions disposed of without examining merits; direction to competent authority to decide in accordance with law within six weeks and communicate decision; Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.; decided 30.12.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law, taking into consideration the judgment in Yashwant Kumar, within six weeks, and to communicate the decision so arrived at to the petitioners; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also disposed of.

Why is it important?

Without examining the merits of the matters, the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law. ¶10

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law, taking into consideration the judgment in Yashwant Kumar, within six weeks, and to communicate the decision so arrived at to the petitioners; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents/competent authority should be directed to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of the Yashwant Kumar judgment, within a fixed time.

Court's answer

Without examining the merits of the matters, the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law.

Ratio / Principle

In deciding the representations, the competent authority is to take into consideration the judgment in Yashwant Kumar; the decision is to be arrived at within six weeks and communicated to the petitioners.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petitions (Disposal with direction) — Petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of Yashwant Kumar v. State of H.P. (CWP No.8148 of 2022, decided 21.03.2024) lay undecided before the respondents/competent authority. With consent of both sides, the High Court (Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.), without examining the merits, disposed of CWP Nos.20682, 20744 and 20766 of 2025 (Radhna, Monica Kalia and Kalpna Devi v. State of H.P. and others) directing the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the said representations in accordance with law, taking into consideration the judgment in Yashwant Kumar, within six weeks, and to communicate the decision to the petitioners. Decided on 30.12.2025.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.20682 of 2025 alongwith connected matters Decided on: 30^th December, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. CWP No.20682 of 2025 Radhna …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. CWP No.20744 of 2025 Monica Kalia …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. CWP No.20766 of 2025 Kalpna Devi …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?¹ For the Petitioners: Mr. Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional

Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard at this stage.

3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of Yashwant Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and 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 Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.

4. 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 dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law as well

2 CWP No.8148 of 2022, decided alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024

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as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case

of Yashwant Kumar² within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.

The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above

terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua December 30, 2025 Judge Mukesh

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the respondents/competent authority should be directed to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of the Yashwant Kumar judgment, within a fixed time.¶9
The court held
Without examining the merits of the matters, the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law.ratio¶10

Cases cited

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Yashwant Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.Relied on¶9
Yashwant Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Petitioners made representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of the Yashwant Kumar judgment; these had not been decided by the respondents/competent authority, which was the petitioners' grievance.¶9
Prior proceeding
The precedent whose applicability was sought, Yashwant Kumar, was decided by this Court in CWP No.8148 of 2022 alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024.¶11

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Radhna¶2
Gambhir Singh Chauhan
petitioner
Monica Kalia¶2
Gambhir Singh Chauhan
petitioner
Kalpna Devi¶2
Gambhir Singh Chauhan
respondent
State of H.P. and others¶2
L.N. Sharma

Coram

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Jyotsna Rewal Duaauthor¶2

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Himachal Pradesh HC
Decided on: 30 Dec 2025 · December
Registered: 26 Dec 2025
Case no.: CWP/20744/2025
CNR: HPHC010792242025
Bench: Jyotsna Rewal Dua
Disposal: Disposed Off
Case type: CWP

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Cite this judgement

Monica Kalia v. the State of Hp and Others, CWP/20744/2025 (HP), decided on 30 December 2025.

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Cases cited1

Yashwant Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and Ors.Relied on¶9

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Procedural history2

Petitioners made representations dated 09.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) seeking applicability of the Yashwant Kumar judgment; these had not been decided by the respondents/competent authority, which was the petitioners' grievance.
The precedent whose applicability was sought, Yashwant Kumar, was decided by this Court in CWP No.8148 of 2022 alongwith connected matters on 21.03.2024.

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Bench / Coram

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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