D-17 & 18 State of HP & others Vs. Suresh Chand a/w connected matter. CMPs (M) No. 1502 & 1506 of 2025 08.09.2025 Present: Mr. Gobind Korla, Additional Advocate General, for the appellants-State. CMPs (M) No. 1502 & 1506 of 2025 For the reasons given in the applications, which are duly supported by an affidavit(s) and keeping in view the fact that similar matters are pending before this Court, the delay in filing the appeals is condoned. Accordingly, the applications are disposed of. LPAs No. of 2025 Appeals be registered. Admit. Issue post admission notice to the respondents 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. CMPST No. 38355 of 2025 CMPST No. 33432 of 2025 In view of the above stated position, we stay the operation of order dated 21.01.2025 passed in CWP No. 1417 of 2025, order dated 14.01.2025, passed in CWP No. 1117 of 2025, during the pendency of the appeals. The applications stand disposed of. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge September 08, 2025 (hemlata)