D-08 State of HP & others Vs. Prem Chand CMP (M) No. 1227 of 2025 06.08.2025 Present: Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, for the appellants-State. CMP (M) No. 1227 of 2025 For the reasons given in the application, which is duly supported by an affidavit and keeping in view the fact that similar matters are pending before this Court, the delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Accordingly, the application is disposed of. LPA No. 515 of 2025 Admit. Issue post admission notice to the respondent returnable within four weeks, on taking steps within one week. List alongwith LPA No. 228 of 2025, State of H.P and others vs. Rukmi Devi and others wherein on the basis of the judgment dated 28.05.2024, passed by this Court in CWP No. 2274 of 2021, Satya Devi Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & others a/w other connected matters pertaining to the same issue has been assailed by the State and at subsequent stage, stay has been granted by the Apex Court on 24.03.2025 (Annexure R-II). CMP No.19071 of 2025 In view of the above stated position, we stay the operation of order dated 13.06.2024, passed in CWP No. 4746 of 2023, during the pendency of the appeal. The application stands disposed of. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge August 06, 2025 (hemlata)