( 2025:HHC:36094 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Ex. Petition No.1296 of 2025 Decided on: 29th October, 2025 Nihal Chand .......Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ...Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S.Sandhawalia, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Ms.Babita Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral) Counsel for the State has placed on record communication dated 04.08.2025, along with office order of even date passed by the Executive Engineer, Kullu Division, HPPWD Kullu, whereby work charge status has been given from 01.01.2001 to the petitioner, in view of the judgment in Suraj Mani’s case. Necessary pay fixation has also been done. Resultantly, keeping in view the above, we close the execution petition. ( G.S. Sandhawalia ) Chief Justice ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) October 29, 2025 Judge (naveen) 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.