DEV SANSKRITI CHARITABLE TRUST v. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS
RP/125/2023 · 2025-08-22
Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, Satyen Vaidya
Review Petitionbody2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA
Review Petition No. 125 of 2023. Date of Decision :
22 nd August, 2025.
Dev Sanskriti Charitable Trust ....Petitioner.
Versus State of H.P. & Ors.
....Respondents.
Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Anand Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Karan Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Dy. A.G. for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate, for contesting respondents.
G.S. Sandhawalia
, Chief Justice (Oral)
The present review petition seeks a re-look on the detailed
judgment passed by this Court on 6th July, 2023.
2. Counsel for the review petitioner has submitted that the findings recorded in order under review that the Court is not going to make fishing or roving inquiry and to issue directions to the official respondents regarding the transfer or the alienation of lands of various
2 deities, who are arrayed as private respondents, cannot be held to be justified.
3. We are of the considered opinion that by way of review petition an effort has been made to argue the case afresh on merits, which is not within the jurisdiction and ambit of the review petition.
4. Accordingly, no case is made out for review and the review petition is dismissed.
(G.S. Sandhawalia)
Chief Justice.
(Satyen Vaidya)
Judge 22nd August, 2025. (jai)