IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2142 of 2022 Decided on: 16th April, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puran Chand and others …..Petitioners Versus Union of India and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Amit Singh Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajinder Thakur, Central Govt. Counsel, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents-State. Mr. Ankit Kaloti, Advocate, for respondent No.8. Mr. Nitin Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No.11. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Several orders have been passed in this petition from time to time. When the matter was taken up today for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have now filed Claims for settling their Community Forest Rights and also Community Forest Resource Rights. He further submits that the petitioners intend to pursue the aforesaid claims before the competent 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 authority(s), therefore, this writ petition be permitted to be withdrawn at this stage. 2 The above prayer is not objected to by learned counsel appearing for the respondents. In view of above, the present writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn alongwith pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. All rights and contentions of the parties are left open. Jyotsna Rewal Dua April 16, 2026 Judge Mukesh