2025:HHC:31445 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 14395 of 2025 Date of decision: 12.9 . 2025 Swaroop Singh Rana. ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. …Respondents. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner. Mr.Subhash Mohan Snehi, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr.Sushant Kaprate, Additional Advocate General. Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner in response to order passed on previous date, regarding FIR No. 126 of 2025, registered in Police Station Bhawarna, District Kangra, H.P., has submitted that said case has been compounded and disposed of by the competent authority vide order dated 11.7.2025. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that he has instructions to say that petitioner would be satisfied in case petitioner is granted six weeks time to clear liabilities including pending 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes 2 2025:HHC:31445 CWP No. 14395 of 2025 license fee for previous months by 31.10.2025 and to lift minimum guaranteed quota as required to be lifted in terms of Excise Policy for the year 2025-26. 3. No objection has been communicated for granting time to the petitioner to perform his part in terms of Excise Policy for the year 2025-26 including payment of entire arrears of license fee as payable in accordance with Excise Policy/law as applicable. 4. In view of above, petition is disposed by permitting the petitioner to clear his entire liability towards license fee and lift the quota of liquor in terms of Excise Policy for the year 2025-26 on or before 31st October, 2025, as prayed by petitioner and agreed by respondents, failing which respondents shall be at liberty to take appropriate action in accordance with law against the petitioner. 5. It is made clear that aforesaid order shall not absolve the petitioner from his current and future liabilities regarding payment of license fee as well as lifting liquor quota in terms of Excise Policy. The petition is disposed of alongwith pending applications. (Vivek Singh Thakur), Judge. (Sushil Kukreja), Judge. 12th September, 2025 (Keshav)