IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.623 of 2024 Date of Decision: 03.06.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Ram Swaroop & Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus Onkar Chand Sharma & Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. J.L.Bhardwaj, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Dhanvanti, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar & Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents-State. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) While placing on record communication dated 03.06.2025, issued under the signatures of Executive Engineer, Arki Division, HP PWD, Arki, Himachal Pradesh, Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, states that mandate contained in the judgment, alleged to have been violated, stands duly complied with. He states that Government vide letter 02.06.2025 has conveyed its approval to initiate steps for acquisition of land subject to any legal remedy available. 2. Though no specific time frame has been given in the aforesaid communication with regard to initiation of steps for 2 acquisition of land in terms of mandate contained in the judgment alleged to have been violated, but learned Additional Advocate General fairly states that needful, in terms of direction contained in the judgment, shall be done expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks. 3. In view of the above, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings and accordingly, the same are disposed of. Notices issued to the respondents are discharged. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings in appropriate Court of law qua the surviving grievance, if any. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. June 03, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Sunil) Judge