IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2729 of 2025 Date of Decision: 06.08.2025 _______________________________________________________ Nand Lal …….Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. P.P.Chauhan, Advocate (through video conferencing). For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents/State. ____________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment dated 23.07.2025 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 3168 of 2025 titled as Harish Kumar and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others. 2. Having perused the averments contained in the petition, especially relief clause vis-à-vis judgment dated 23.07.2025 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Harish Kumar’s case (supra), 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 this Court finds that case of the petitioner is identical to the aforesaid case decided by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Vide aforesaid judgment, this Court has already dealt with all the points raised in the instant petition and as such, respondents can be directed to decide the case of the petitioner in light of the aforesaid judgment rendered by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 3. Consequently, In view of the above, the directions contained in the aforesaid judgment rendered by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Harish Kumar’s case (supra) are ordered to be made mutatis mutandis applicable in the present case for all intents and purposes. In the aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of alongwith pending application(s), if any. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge August 06,2025 (shankar)