IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Ex. Petition No. 20 of 2025 Date of decision: 15.07.2025 Bhagat Ram ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & others ….Respondents Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Yashwardhan Chauhan, Senior Additional Advocate General, Ms. Sharmila Patial, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Raj Negi, Deputy Advocate General. Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (Oral) Since the issue involved in this petition is already pending consideration before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) Diary No. 21932/2025, case titled State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Bhagat Ram, therefore, keeping in view the judicial discipline, we refrain ourselves from giving our opinion with respect to impugned judgment, as assailed in this petition. We direct that the present petition shall be governed by the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the decision thereto, shall be binding on this case also. 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 The petition is disposed of in above terms, so also the pending application(s), if any. ( Tarlok Singh Chauhan ) Judge ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge July 15, 2025 (raman)