Atma Ram Sharma v. the State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla; CWP No.3990 & 3992 of 2025 (Atma Ram Sharma and Sher Singh Chauhan v. State of H.P. & Ors.); decided 08.05.2025 by Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. Keywords: writ petitions disposed; direction to decide representation within six weeks; representations dated 04.12.2024 (Annexure P-6) undecided; prior judgment dated 7.7.2023 in CWP No. 2500 of 2021 Ranjit Singh Vs State of H.P.; letter dated 27.11.2014 (Annexure P-4) and office order dated 22.7.2021 (Annexure P-5) held illegal; notification dated 27.09.2012 (Annexure P-3) benefit sought; Litigation Policy of the State; welfare State; reasonable time; unproductive government-induced litigation. No statute cited; no monetary quantum; court did not itself adjudicate entitlement, only directed consideration.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents/competent authority to consider and decide the petitioners' representations dated 04.12.2024 in accordance with law within six weeks and to communicate the order so passed to the petitioners; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of.