Rajeev Kumar vs. State of HP and others CMP(M) No. 2224 of 2025 20.12.2025 Present: Mr. Varun Rana, Advocate, for the appellant. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1, 2, 3 & 4. Mr. Rajesh Kashyap, Advocate for respondent No. 5. CMP(M) No. 2224 of 2025 Keeping in view the averments made in the application, we are of the view that delay in filing the appeal is neither willful nor intentional and there is sufficient cause to condone the delay, as such, delay of 40 days’ in filing the appeal is condoned. The application stands disposed of. Appeal be registered. LPA No. ____ of 2025 and CMP No. ______ of 2025 Notice. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Rajesh Kashyap, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of the respondents No. 1 to 4 and respondent No. 5, respectively. Let notice be issued to respondents No. 6 to 18, returnable within a period of four weeks, on taking steps within a period of one week. In the meantime, the operation of judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 30.07.2025 shall remain stayed. List the matter before appropriate bench. ( Sandeep Sharma) Judge ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) 20th December, 2025 Judge (Anurag)