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2025:HHC:14767 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 8267 of 2025 Decided on : 20.05.2025 Hem Lata. …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Roop Lal Chaudhary, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.1 to 5. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice confined to respondents No.1 to 5 only. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the said respondents.
2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has, inter alia, prayed for the following reliefs:-
“i) That writ of certiorari may kindly be issued, quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 24.03.2025 (Annexure P-6). 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2 2025:HHC:14767 ii) That writ of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent authorities to decide the complaint dated 28.03.2025 (Annexure P-7) and complaint dated 18.12.2024 (Annexure P-8) made by the petitioner against the Pradhan Gram Panchayat Lot i.e. respondent No.7 within a timebound manner.”
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has instructions not to press the first relief. He prays that the interest of justice would be served in case the respondents are
directed to take an appropriate call on the complaint filed by the petitioner.
4. Without expressing any view on the merits of the case, the petition is closed with the observation that the complaint filed by the petitioner, if not already dealt with, be dealt with by the Authority concerned, in accordance with law. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge
May 20, 2025 (Shivank Thakur)