State of H.P. and another vs. Harish Kumar CMP(M) No.2371 of 2025 Item No. D-10 07.01.2026 Present: Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General, for the applicants/appellants-State. CMP No.32304 of 2025 & CMP(M) No.2371 of 2025. The application for condonation of delay in re- filing the appeal after removing the objections is allowed in view of the averments made, as apparently the appeal was initially filed on 23.10.2024 against the judgment dated 10.06.2024. Similarly, the application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal is also allowed in view of the averments made, which are duly supported by the affidavit of the official. Accordingly, both the applications stand disposed of. LPA No.__________ of 2026. Appeal be registered. Let notice be issued to the sole respondent, returnable for 16.04.2026, on taking steps within one week. Since counsel for the State has argued that on account of the notification of the Act, the matter would have to be considered, as the vires of the Act are also the subject matter of the challenge. To come up on 16.04.2026. ( G.S. Sandhawalia ) Chief Justice January 07, 2026 ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) (ankit) Judge