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Pawan Kumar v. the State of Hp and Another

Himachal Pradesh HC6 Jan 2026CWP/382/2026

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Petitioners sought directions for decision on their representations seeking benefit of an earlier court judgment. The court, without examining merits, directed the respondents to consider and decide the representations in accordance with law within six weeks and communicate the outcome.

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Direction to decide representations dated 25.06.2025 in light of Inder Singh Thakur judgment within six weeks and communicate the decision.

Pawan Kumar Vs the State of Hp and Another — Service and Employment | Himachal Pradesh HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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CWP No.378 of 2026 alongwith CWP No.382 of 2026 Decided on: 6^th January, 2026

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1. CWP No.378 of 2026

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Rangil Kumar and others …..Petitioners

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Versus

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State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. CWP No.382 of 2026 Pawan Kumar …..Petitioner

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Versus

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State of H.P. and another .....Respondents

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram

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Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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Whether approved for reporting?¹

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For the Petitioners: Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Advocate.

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For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General.

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

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Notice. Mr. Rajat Choudhry, learned Assistant

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

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

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2. With the consent of learned counsel for the

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parties, the matters are heard at this stage.

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3. Petitioners’ grievance is that their representations dated 25.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) seeking applicability of Inder Singh Thakur & Ors. 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 Assistant Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.

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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 25.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law as well as taking into consideration the above judgment in the case of Inder Singh Thakur² within a period of six weeks from today. The decision so arrived at shall also be communicated to the petitioners.

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2 CWP No.4830 of 2023, decided alongwith connected matter on 07.04.2025

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The writ petitions stand disposed of in the above

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

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any.

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January 06, 2026 Mukesh

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Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge

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