IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA LPA No.919 of 2025 Decided on : 04.05.2026 Mittar Singh ...Appellant Versus Madan Lal and Others. …Respondents. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the appellant : Mr. Nishant Khidtta, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Bimal Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Kusum Chaudhary, Advocate. Mr. Varun Chandel, Addl. Advocate, General, for respondent No.3. Mr. C.N. Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.8. Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.9. Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of the present appeal, challenge has been laid to the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge, in CWP No.6129 of 2023, titled Madan Lal and Anr. Vs. Mittar Singh and others, decided on 26.11.2025. 2. After having carefully perused the judgment passed by the 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes -2- learned Single Judge, we find that the said judgment has been passed with the consent of the parties. Otherwise also, the learned Single Judge has not decided the matter on merits, rather has remanded the matter back to the Divisional Commissioner, with direction to decide the matter in light of the judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.579 of 2017, decided on 17.08.2017. 3. Thus, we are of the considered view that the learned Single Judge has not erred in any manner in allowing the writ petition and we do not find any plausible reason to take a different view. Resultantly, the Letters Patent Appeal being devoid of any merit is dismissed. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Sandeep Sharma) Judge (Bipin Chander Negi) Judge 04th May, 2026 (Gaurav Rawat)