IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 11984 of 2025 Date of Decision: 25.07.2025 Surinder Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others .....Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Vivek Thakur, Advocate. For Respondents: Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General with Mr. RahulThakur, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 3. Sushil Kukreja, Judge (oral). At this stage notice is confined to respondents No. 1 to 3 only. Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No 1 to 3. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner for grant of the following substantive reliefs: 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2( 2025:HHC:24696 ) a) “That respondent No.3 may kindly be directed to decide the case of the petitioner pending before the court of respondent No.3 in terms of the order dated 19.11.2007 passed by the respondent No.2 in a time bound manner in the interest of justice. b) That the respondents may kindly be directed to transfer back the land in favour of the state( 2025:HHC:24696 ) government. c) That the respondent authorities may kindly be directed to re-construct the file and decide the case in a time bound manner.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would be satisfied in case respondent No.3 is directed to decide his case in a time bound manner. 4. Therefore, without adverting to the merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 3 to decide the case of the petitioner, pending before it, as expeditiously as possible and in any case not later than 31st October, 2025, strictly in accordance with law, after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the parties appearing before it. 5. Registry is directed to send copy of this order to respondent No. 3, forthwith. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (Sushil Kukreja) Judge 25th July, 2025 (veena) 3( 2025:HHC:24696 )