Madhu Deshta vs. State of H.P. and others along with connected matters CWP No. 8504 of 2026 along with CWP Nos.1323, 2108, 2313, 2421, 3224, 5453, 5532, 5544, 5651, 5788, 5844, 5847, 5848, 5849, 5990, 6023, 6282, 6283, 6284, 6345, 6611, 6952, 7089, 7152, 7153, 7158, 7159, 7160, 7223, 7244, 7245, 7246, 7247, 7248, 7249, 7250, 7251, 7252, 7253, 7254, 7255, 7335, 7341, 7376, 7392, 7394, 7481, 7644, 7645, 7646, 7650, 7699, 7731, 7825, 7857, 7897, 7927, 7957, 8039, 8040, 8043, 8050, 8059, 8090, 8097, 8101, 8104, 8106, 8177, 8192, 8193, 8233, 8241, 8242, 8246, 8256, 8312, 8501, 8508, 8559, 8560, 8561, 8562, 8563, 8579, 8581, 8585, 8587, 8734, 8742, 8748, 8749, 8750, 8751, 8752, 8754, 8776, 8940, 9000, 9001, 9002, 9176, 9177, 9179, 9180, 9217, 9254, 9255, 9256, 9257, 9274, 9312, 9363, 9387, 9389, 9471, 9534, 9546, 9547, 9581, 9675, 9703, 9767, 9768, 9769, 9770, 9849, 9851, 9853, 9885, 9887, 9889, 9898, 9907, 9909, 9948, 9964, 10023, 10054, 10091, 10101, 10102, 10103, 10121, 10122, 10123, 10124, 10125, 10126, 10127, 10128, 10129, 10130, 10274, 10280, 10356, 10450, 10490, 10551, 10552, 10553, 10554, 10581, 10585, 10660, 10661, 10663, 10680, 10687, 10734, 10760, 10761, 10764, 10830, 10832, 10841, 10843, 10845, 10862, 10863, 10945, 10958, 10959 of 2023, CWP Nos.54, 56, 71, 176, 255, 303, 379, 407, 408, 749, 777, 1101, 1561, 1659, 1978, 2505, 2676, 2820, 3001, 3049, 3263, 3336, 3351, 3424, 3560, 3761, 3762, 3810, 3837, 3947, 4345, 4382, 5070, 5085, 5307, 5478, 5557, 5635, 5636, 5637, 5638, 5639, 5640, 5641, 5668, 5753, 5755, 5860, 5870, 5889, 5948, 5949, 5975, 5977, 6041, 6043, 6045, 6047, 6055, 6101, 6131, 6185, 6187, 6215, 6221, 6249, 6405, 6407, 6409, 6564, 6566, 6615, 6665, 6667, 6668, 6669, 6670, 6721, 6723, 6724, 6725, 6726, 6727, 6779, 6780, 6781, 6782, 6802, 6815, 6816, 6868, 6869, 6871, 6873, 6931, 6947, 6979, 6983, 7020, 7249, 7305, 7306, 7371, 7598, 7605, 7621, 7715, 7725, 7771, 7772, 7803, 7910, 7911, 7973, 7977, 8016, 8094, 8121, 8166, 8167, 8185, 8257, 8261, 8263, 8266, 8272, 8477, 8478, 8497, 8512, 8531, 8593, 8600, 8609, 8654, 8655, 8664, 8665, 8667, 8725, 8731, 8837, 8840, 8843, 8844, 8845, 8897, 8898, 8899, 8900, 8901, 8902, 8905, 8907, 8945, 8948, 8977, 8989, 9050, 9051, 9078, 9079, 9080, 9081, 9082, 9083, 9096, 9101, 9151, 9186, 9189, 9199, 9200, 9202, 9221, 9223, 9224, 9231, 9253, 9254, 9255, 9256, 9257, 9258, 9259, 9260, 9268, 9311, 9312, 9343, 9344, 9353, 9363, 9365, 9376, 9427, 9445, 9453, 9469, 9470, 9471, 9472, 9473, 9489, 9507, 9508, 9551, 9681, 9848, 9850, 9852, 9859, 9860, 9888, 9893, 9894, 9902, 9903, 9905, 10009, 10043, 10050, 10054, 10062, 10063, 10182, 10184, 10202, 10205, 10225, 10257, 10259, 10261, 10262, 10314, 10315, 10321, 10322, 10323, 10334, 10337, 10385, 10405, 10427, 10437, 10442, 10507, 10514, 10515, 10573, 10617, 10623, 10626, 10627, 10633, 10805, 10901, 10902, 10903, 10904, 10905, 10906, 10908, 10925, 10956, 11046, 11056, 11082, 11083, 11085, 11086, 11183, 11210, 11211, 11261, 11297, 11315, 11318, 11361, 11405, 11406, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11422, 11461, 11537, 11553, 11557, 11709, 11713, 11715, 11716, 11753, 11957, 12057, 12067, 12096, 12223, 12323, 12341, 12373, 12571, 12572, 12578, 12616, 12617, 12618, 12641, 12760, 12962, 13131, 13132, 13133, 13134, 13136, 13229, 13265, 13281, 13632, 13633, 13634, 13645, 13646, 13647, 13648, 13649, 13651, 14210, 14631, 14821, 15050, 15338, 15559, 15631, 15635, 15926, 16195, 16399, 16667 of 2024, CWP Nos.1755, 1789, 1841, 1843, 1847, 2075, 2077, 2487, 3265, 3554, 3755, 4477, 4771, 4773, 4775, 4846, 4883, 6867, 6881, 6920, 6922, 7684, 7868, 8037, 8950, 8978, 9180, 9910, 9940, 10100, 10281, 10283, 10502, 10622, 10624, 10627, 10685, 10853, 10855, 10856, 10858, 11647, 11650, 11654, 11655, 11657, 11683, 11684, 11685, 11686, 11687, 11688, 11689, 11690, 12144, 12145, 12147, 12293, 12487, 13325, 13736, 14018, 14129, 14782, 14798, 15276, 15565, 15683, 16072, 16302, 16537, 16549, 16553, 16555, 16557, 16569, 17356, 18709, 18875, 19799, 19801, 20439 of 2025, CWP No.1477 of 2026, CMP.M No.147/2025, CMP.M No.2123/2024 and EX.P. No.292 of 2024 27.04.2026 Present: Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, Mr. Prem P. Chauhan, Mr. K.C. Chauhan, Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Dogra, Mr. Bhupinder Kumar, Mr. Shiv Pal Manhans, Mr. Prashant Manhans, Mr. Onkar Jairath, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Sunny Dhatwalia, Mr. Ashok Chaudhary, Mr. Vikas Rathore, Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandel, Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Mr. Kul Bhushan Khajuria, Mr. Parkash Sharma, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Mr. Shubham Sood, Mr. Mohit Thakur, Mr. Ashish Verma, Mr. Ashwani K. Sharma, Mr. Sanjay Bhardwaj, Mr. Atharv Sharma, Mr. Ashwani Chawla, Mr. Ramesh Kumar Kaundal, Mr. Pranav Kaushal and Mr. Sameer Miyan, Advocate, vice Mr. M.A. Safee, Mr. Sumit Sharma, Mr. Gopal Singh, Mr. Ashok Kumar, Mr. K.C. Sankhyan, Mr. S.P. Chatterjee, Mr. Shourya Sharma, Ms. Minakshi Sharma, Mr. Ishmeet, Advocate vice Mr. Adarsh K. Vashista, Mr. Topender Kumar Verma, Mr. Aditya Kaushal, Mr. Sarthak Mehta, Mr. Narender Sharma, Ms. Shikha Chauhan, Mr. Vijay Chaudhary, Mr. C.N. Singh, Mr. Sandeep K. Pandey, Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate vice Mr. A.K. Gupta, Mr. H.S. Rangra, Mr. Bhim Raj Sharma, Mr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Mr. Tarun Sharma, Ms. Sakshi Bhardwaj, Advocate vice Mr. Ajay Kumar Dhiman, Mr. Tek Chand Sharma, Mr. Vishwa Bhushan, Mr. Chitranjan Kumar Sharma, Mr. B. Nandan Vasishta & Mr. S.S. Sood, Mr. Karan Singh Parmar, Mr. Piyush Dhanotia, Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Mr. Ajay Thakur, Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Mr. S.D. Gill, Mr. Adarsh K. Sharma, Mr. Vinod Chauhan, Mr. Ajeet Singh Saklani, Mr. Ajay Chauhan, Mr. Praveen Thakur, Mr. Kuldeep Chand, Mr. Amrick Singh, Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Mr. Surinder Saklani, Ms. Archna Dutt, Mr. Nishant Khidtta, Advocate vice Mr. V.D. Khidtta, Mr. Hemant Kumar Thakur, Mr. Aditya Chauhan, Mr. Mohit Dogra, Mr. Vinod Thakur, Mr. Chaman Lal, Mr. Rajat, Ms. Kamlesh Kumari and Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for the petitioner(s)/applicant(s), in respective matters. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Swati Draik, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Shalabh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General, for the respondents-State in respective petitions. Mr. Kunal Mehta, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3 in CWPs No.11085 & 11086/2024. Mr. Abhishek Nagta, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3 in CWP Nos.11085 & 11086 of 2025. Dr. Lalit K. Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent in CWP No.12067 of 2024. Mr. Abhishek Dulta, Advocate, for respondent No.3 in CWP No.14210 of 2024. Mr. Hamender Singh Chandel, Advocate for respondent-HPPCL. Ms. Shivani Priya, Advocate, vice Mr. Vikrant Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No. 5-HPPSC in CWP Nos.176 of 2024 and 7376 of 2023. Mr. Piyush Agnihotri, Advocate vice Mr. Dheeraj K. Vashisht, Mr. Raman Jamalta, Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta, Mr. Virender Singh Kanwar, Advocate, Mr. Anurag vice Mr. Deepak Sharma and Ms. Shubh Mahajan, Advocates, for respondent-HRTC in respective petitions. Mr. Ravinder Thakur, Advocate, for the respondent-HPSEBL, in respective petitions. Mr. Uday Singh Banyal, Advocate for the respondent-Vidhan Sabha. Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent-University. Mr. Shivank Singh Panta and Ms. Maheshwari Sharma, Advocates, for HPTDC, in respective petitions. Ms. Rashmi Bharal, Advocate, vice Mr. Devender Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3 in CWP No.8501 of 2023. Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, Mr. Tek Ram Sharma and Mr. Rangil Singh, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Mr. Rajesh Kosh and Ms. Komal Chaudhary, Advocates, for the Accountant General, in the respective petitions. For persuasive request made by learned Advocate General, matters are adjourned by giving ten days time to file fresh affidavit on behalf of respondents- State. List for consideration on 18.05.2026. (Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge (Ranjan Sharma) Judge 27th April, 2026. (Susheel)