IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA LPA No. 343 of 2024 Decided on: 11th August, 2025 __________________________________________________ The State of Himachal Pradesh and others …..Appellants. Versus Dr.Surender Nikhil Gupta and another …Respondents ___________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Appellants: Mr.Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms.Priyanka Chauhan, Additional Advocate General. For the respondents: Ms. Disha Pal, Advocate for Dr.Lalit K. Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral) It has been clarified that the Review has been filed in CWPOA No.7615 of 2025 and not in CWPOA No.4000 of 2020, as mentioned in the order dated 02.06.2025. 2. Since a Review has also been preferred, which is stated to have been filed alongwith an application for condonation of delay, after the filing of the present LPA against the same judgment, we are 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 of the view that two remedies are not available to the State as such. 3. Faced with this situation, counsel for the State does not press the present LPA and reserves her right as such to challenge the order passed in the Review petition, in case it is adverse and alongwith the main order dated 16.09.2023. 4. Accordingly, the Appeal is disposed off as not pressed, with the aforesaid liberty. 5. The interim order passed in favour of the State shall continue for a period of four weeks only. It will be open to the learned Single Judge to pass appropriate orders in case the said Court so desires. 6. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. ( G.S. Sandhawalia ) Chief Justice 11th August, 2025 ( Ranjan Sharma ) (priti) Judge