Raman Kumar Lath vs State Of Himachal Pradesh And Ors
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    IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA




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                                    Civil Writ Petition No. 6693 of 2023
                                           Date of Decision: 11.10.2023
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    Raman Kumar Lath
                                                                  .........Petitioner
                                     Versus
    State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors.
                                                               .......Respondents





    Coram
    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.
    Whether approved for reporting?
    For the Petitioner:   Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate.
    For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr.
                     r    B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General
                          with Ms. Sunaina and Mr. Ravi Chauhan,

                          Deputy Advocates General.
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    Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

Learned counsel for the petitioner states that his client

would be content and satisfied in case prayer made in the instant

petition is considered and decided by the competent authority in terms

of judgment dated 11.4.2023, passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in

Civil Appeal No. 2471 of 2023 (@SLP © No. 6185 /2020), titled The

Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL and Ors v. C.P. Mundinamani and

Ors. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to the

aforesaid innocuous prayer made by the petitioner.

2. Having perused aforesaid judgment sought to be relied

upon vis-à-vis issue raised in the petition at hand, this Court finds

that issue raised in the instant petition already stands adjudicated in

the aforesaid judgment and as such, no prejudice would be caused to

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either of the parties in case respondents are directed to consider and

decide case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment.

3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is

disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and decide

case of the petitioner in light of C.P. Mundinamani case (supra),

expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks. In case, petitioner is

found to be similarly situate to the respondents in the aforesaid

judgment, he would be extended similar benefits. Needless to say,

authority concerned while doing the needful in terms of the instant

order shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass

detailed speaking order thereupon. However, liberty is granted to the

petitioner to file appropriate proceedings before appropriate court of

law, if he still remains aggrieved. All pending applications stand

disposed of.

    October 11, 2023                               (Sandeep Sharma),
    manjit                                                  Judge