( 2025:HHC:7183 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Ex. Petition No.512 of 2024 Decided on: 21st March, 2025 Chander Kanta and others .......Petitioners versus State of H.P. and another ...Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioners: Mr. Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, A.G. with Ms. Sharmila Patial, Addl. A.G., Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Addl. A.G. Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (Oral) The only dispute that remains in the present petition is with regard to the promotion of the petitioners. Since 3rd party rights are involved and such issue cannot be decided in the instant petition, we deem it appropriate to close this petition, reserving liberty to the petitioners, or any one of them, to file a substantive petition in this regard. Ordered accordingly. 2. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ( Tarlok Singh Chauhan ) Judge March 21, 2025 ( Sushil Kukreja ) (naveen) Judge 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.