Pawan Kumar & Ors. Vs. State & Ors. Ex. Pet. No. 2435/2025 16.04.2026 Present: Mr. D.K. Khana, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Sikander Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents. Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record a copy of office instructions dated 13.04.2026 issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Solan Forest Division, Solan. Along with the said office instructions, office orders of even date reflecting consideration of petitioners’ cases, namely S/Sh. Pawan Kumar, Mohammed Aslam, Rahul Chauhan and Yash Paul, have also been placed on record. For compliance w.r.t. the remaining respondents, learned Additional Advocate General seeks two weeks’ further time. As prayed for, list on 08.05.2026. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 16th April, 2026 (Rohit)