IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.10671 of 2025 Decided on: 19.03.2026 _________________________________________________________________ Kehar Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors . …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Kush Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Vishwadeep Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 3. Mr. Uday Singh Banyal, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge This writ petition has been filed for grant of following substantive reliefs:- “(i) That the impugned order dated 24.06.2025 and any action taken in lieu thereof including the notice dated 28.06.2025 passed/issued by Respondent no.2 & 3 and other proceedings may kindly be quashed and further directions may be issued to restore the Appeal no. 22/2025 and to hear the appeal by another competent authority afresh as per law. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes - 2 - (ii) That the respondents may kindly be directed to not to take any coercive actions more particularly to demolish part of building/building of petitioner in lieu of the impugned orders/notice issued by Respondent no.2&3. (iii) That to pass an order or direction to initiate and hold an independent inquiry against Respondent no. 2 for his illegal acts and for commission of serious procedural irregularities in case Appeal no. 22/2025.” 2. Following order was passed in the matter on 04.07.2025:- “Notice. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3-State. Issue dasti notice to respondent No.4, returnable for 18.07.2025. Steps for dasti service be taken by 05.07.2025. Dasti notice be handed over to learned counsel by 07.07.2025. Though, by way of this writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the order passed by the Sub Divisional Collector, Badsar, District Hamirpur, H.P., in Case No.22 of 2025, titled Kehar Singh Versus State of H.P., decided on 24.06.2025, however, taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner has a statutory remedy against the said order, the petitioner is hereby being given liberty to assail the same in accordance with law. The reason as to why the Court is showing indulgence under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is that it has been urged by learned counsel for the petitioner that after the issuance of order dated 24.06.2025, now process stands initiated by the - 3 - Authorities to demolish the house of the petitioner, which is being threatened to be demolished by 04.07.2025, vide impugned Notice dated 28.06.2025 (Annexure-P10). Till the next date of hearing, this Court stays the operation of impugned Notice dated 28.06.2025 (Annexure P-10) and orders that no demolition pursuant to the said order shall be carried out without the leave of the Court. The pendency of the petition should not be taken as an excuse by the petitioner for not availing the statutory remedy, alongwith application, praying for such interim as the petitioner may deem fit.” 3. It is not in dispute that petitioner has efficacious statutory remedy available to him under the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954 against the order impugned in this writ petition. In fact, during hearing of the case, learned counsel for the petitioner apprised that subsequent to the interim order passed in this writ petition on 04.07.2025, petitioner has availed the statutory remedy by preferring a revision petition before the Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, H.P. [exercising the powers of Financial Commissioner (Appeals)]. Learned counsel further submits that an application for interim relief, moved alongwith the revision petition, has not been decided till date by the said Authority. - 4 - 4. Taking note of the facts and the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the availability of statutory remedy to the petitioner, which the petitioner has already availed, this writ petition is disposed of with the order that interim order passed in this matter on 04.07.2025, staying operation of notice dated 28.06.2025 and demolition pursuant to the said notice, shall continue to operate till the decision of the application, statedly moved by the petitioner for grant of interim relief by the Divisional Commissioner Mandi. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge March 19, 2026 R.Atal