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2025 DAILYLAW 20437 (HP)

STATE OF HP AND OTHERS v. MANOHAR LAL

RP/126/2024 · 2025-03-12

Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, Ranjan Sharma

Review Petitionbody2025

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2025:HHC:6127 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Review Petition No.126 of 2024 in CWP No.5585 of 2022 Decided on:12.03.2025 __________________________________________________________ The State of Himachal Pradesh ...Petitioners & Others. Versus Manohar Lal ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioners: Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. For the respondent: Mr. A.K. Gupta & Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocates. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice [Oral] The present petition has been filed for review of judgment dated 12.01.2023, passed by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No.5585 of 2022, titled as Manohar Lal versus State of HP and Others. 2. The reason for the review is that the case was decided with the Bunch of Cases, in which facts were different and could not be de-linked. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner [respondent herein] does not contest the factual matrix as such. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2025:HHC:6127 - 2 - 3. A Co-ordinate Bench, while deciding the writ petition dealt with as many as 565 matters with the main case i.e. LPA No.165 of 2021, titled as State of HP and Others versus Surajmani and Anr. and large number of cases had also been de-tagged and de-linked, which were ordered to be listed as per Roster. 4. In such circumstances, we allow the present review petition and accordingly order dated 12.01.2023 qua the respondent is recalled and CWP No.5585 of 2022, titled as Manohar Lal versus State of HP and Others, is restored to its original number and file. 5. In view of above, the said writ petition be listed before appropriate Bench as per Roster for fresh decision in accordance with law. 6. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge March 12, 2025 [Shivender/Himani]