IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. No. 2428 of 2011 along with CWP Nos. 2440, 2461 and 2476 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 24, 2011 1. CWP No. 2428 of 2011 Hem Raj versus State of H.P. and anr. 2. CWP No. 2440 of 2011 Shish Ram versus State of H.P. and anr. 3. CWP No. 2461 of 2011 Raj Kumar versus State of H.P. and anr. 4. CWP No. 2476 of 2011 Jagdeep Singh versus State of H.P. and anr. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioner(s): Mr. S. S. Sood, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy.A.G. for respondents-State. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioners in all these cases have prayed a direction that they may be preferentially considered for engagement as Home Guards, they being trained and experienced. It is also submitted that similarly situated trained and experienced Home Guards are being preferentially considered. We find that they have filed representation(s) before the first respondent. There will be a direction to the first respondent to look into the representation(s) 2 and take appropriate action in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner concerned before the first respondent. 2. With the above observations, all these writ petitions stand disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. May 24, 2011 (PK/Jai)