Item No. D-33 Anil Kumar Vs. State of HP & others a/w connected matters LPA No. 761 of 2025 a/w LPAs No. 794 & 928 of 2025 & CMP(M) No. 2408 of 2025. LPA No. 761 of 2025 31.03.2026. Present: Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate, for the appellant. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 & 2/State. Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 to 49. Mr. Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Advocate, for the applicants/proposed respondents in CMP No. 29491 of 2025. LPA No. 794 of 2025 Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate, for the appellants. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 & 2/State. Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 to 49. LPA No. 928 of 2025 Mr. Mukul Sharma, Advocate, for the appellants. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 & 2/State. Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 to 49. CMP (M) No. 2408 of 2025. Mr. Mohit Thakur, Advocate, for the applicants/appellants. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 & 2/State. Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 to 49. CMP(M) No. 2408 of 2025 & CMP No.6105 of 2026 Refers to the orders passed, in CMP No. 32075 of 2025, titled as Hitender R. Dulta & others Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & others, on 31.12.2025, to contend that the applicants are similarly situated and, therefore, would require leave to file an appeal and the delay of one year and 105 days in filing the appeal against the judgment passed in CWP No. 7515 of 2024, titled as Poornima Kumari & others Vs. State of H.P. & others, on 10.09.2024, is also required to be condoned. Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, learned Senior Counsel is stated to be already appearing for the private respondents in the said appeal, which is now registered as LPA No. 928 of 2025. Accordingly, the application for leave to appeal is allowed and the delay of one year and 105 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Both the applications stand disposed of. Appeal be registered. Notice. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, accepts notice for respondents No. 1 & 2 and Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, accepts the same for respondents No. 3 to 49. List on 14.05.2026. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice. (Jiya Lal Bhardwaj) Judge March 31, 2026 (hemlata)