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2025:HHC:30849 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CMPMO No. 641 of 2022 Decided on : 09.09.2025 The State of Himachal Pradesh …Petitioner Versus Roshan Lal and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. For the respondents : Not served. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) As per report of the Registry, respondents are yet to be served.
2. By way of this petition, the State has assailed order dated 12.03.2022, passed by learned Lok Adalat, in case FIR No. 50/18 dated 23.02.2018, P.S. Sunder Nagar, titled State of H.P. Vs. Roshan Lal & Ors.
3. A perusal of the impugned order demonstrates that the order was passed by the learned Lok Adalat on the basis of 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2 2025:HHC:30849 the compromise entered into between the complainant and the accused persons. It is not the contention of the State that the impugned order was obtained by playing fraud etc. or the same was not based on mutual consent of the parties.
4. In light of the fact that as the matter was settled by the learned Lok Adalat, in terms of the compromise entered into between the parties, this Court is of the considered view that it would be in the interest of justice in case quietus is put to the issue because no purpose is going to be served by interfering with the impugned order.
5. Accordingly, these proceedings are closed, without interfering with the impugned order passed by the learned Lok Adalat. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly.
(Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge
September 09, 2025 (Shivank Thakur)