Vijay Kumar Bhardwaj Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. CWP No.17331 of 2025 07.11.2025 Present: Mr. Surender Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for respondents No.1 & 2-State. Mr. Het Ram Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No.3. CWP No.17331 of 2025 Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Het Ram Thakur, Advocate, appear and accept service of notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 & 2 and respondent No.3, respectively. They pray for and are granted four weeks’ time to file reply. CMP No.26636 of 2025 Disposed of as not pressed at this stage. November 07, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (sunil) Judge