IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 7623 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 13 , 2011 Desh Raj and others Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioners : Ms. Seema Guleria, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R. K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J. K. Verma, Dy. A.G. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) All the petitioners except petitioner No. 3 Sh. Dev Raj apparently are entitled to the benefit of the judgment of the Apex Court in Mool Raj Upadhyaya versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others (1994) Suppl. (2) SCC 316. The petitioners pray for an opportunity to bring the matter to the notice of the second respondent. In the event of those petitions approaching the second respondent, the matter will be duly examined by the second respondent and appropriate action, in the light of the judgment referred to above, shall be taken within another four months. 2 2. As far as petitioner No. 3 Sh. Dev Raj is concerned, his case shall be examined in the light of the decision rendered in CWP No. 2735 of 2010, Rakesh Kumar versus State of H.P. and others, which is now the subject matter of S.L.P. in State of Himachal Pradesh versus Rakesh Kumar after disposal of the matter by the Apex court within another two months. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. September 13, 2011 (PK/hl.)