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2025 DAILYLAW 16046 (HP)

SURAT RAM v. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS

EX.P./794/2024 · 2025-09-16

Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, Ranjan Sharma

Special Leave Petitionbody2025

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2025:HHC:32282 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Execution Petition No.794 of 2024 Decided on: 16.09.2025 __________________________________________________________ Surat Ram ...Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting?. For the petitioner: Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Gobind Korla, Additional Advocate General. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice [Oral] Counsel for the State has placed on record a communication dated 15.09.2025, received from the Executive Engineer Paonta B&R Division, HPPWD, Paonta Sahib. 2. In the present Execution Petition, compliance was sought of the judgment passed in Civil Writ Petition No.2966 of 2021, titled Surat Ram v. State of H.P. and Others, which was decided along with a bunch of cases 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2025:HHC:32282 - 2 - in LPA No.165 of 2021 a/w connected matters, titled State of HP and Others v. Surajmani and Anr., by the Co- ordinate Bench on 12.01.2023. 3. The necessary documents attached to the covering letter would go on to show that, vide order dated 12.09.2025, the benefit of the directions issued in Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025 arising out of SLP (C) No.23016 of 2023, titled The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Versus Surajmani & another along with connected matters, decided on 06.02.2025., has been granted by giving work-charge status on completion of eight years w.e.f. 01.01.2003, on notional basis. 4. Keeping in view of the above, we are of the considered opinion that necessary compliance has been done. Accordingly, we dispose of the present Execution Petition, as having been rendered infructuous. If any grievance still survives, the petitioner shall be at liberty to avail of appropriate remedies in accordance with law. 5. Execution Petition No.314 of 2025, listed along with the present Execution Petition No.794 of 2024, has already been dismissed as withdrawn on 07.08.2025; therefore, no further orders are required to be passed 2025:HHC:32282 - 3 - therein. 6. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. A copy of this order be placed in Execution Petition No.314 of 2025. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge September 16, 2025 [Shivender/Himani]