Dr. Daaman Thakur and others Vs. The State of H. P. and others CMP(M) No.672 of 2025 [Item D-9] 27.08.2025 Present: Mr. Vishwa Bhushan and Ms. Anuja Mehta, Advocates, for the applicants-appellants. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2-State. Mr. C.N. Singh and Mr. Anshul Gandhi, Advocates, for respondents No.6, 8 to 12. CMP(M) No.672 of 2025 As per office report, steps for service of respondents No.3 and 7 have not been taken. 2. At this stage, counsel for the appellants submits that he does not wish to pursue the appeal against respondents No.3 and 7. Accordingly, their names be struck-off from the array of respondents, subject to risk and cost of the appellants. Registry to make necessary corrections in the memo of parties. Let amended memo of parties be filed by the next date of hearing. 3. The present application under Section 5 of Limitation Act filed by the applicants-appellants to condone delay of 76 days’ in filing the appeal against the judgment dated 02.01.2025 passed by learned Single Judge in CWP No.10187 of 2024, titled as Dr. Daaman Thakur and others Versus the State of Himachal Pradesh and others, has been opposed by learned counsel for the private respondents, by filing reply. 4. However, keeping in view the nominal delay, as such in filing the appeal and the law laid down by the Apex Court in Land Acquisition, Anantnag & Anr. Versus M/s Katiji & Ors., (1987) 2 SCC 107 that each and every day’s delay is not to be explained, we are of the considered opinion that sufficient cause has been made out for condoning the delay in filing the appeal, which has been duly explained. 5. Accordingly, the present application is allowed and delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Appeal be registered. Application stands disposed of. LPAST No.10168 of 2025 6. Notice. Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. C.N. Singh, Advocate, accept service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2 and respondents No.6, 8 to 12, respectively. 7. To come up for consideration after two weeks. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Ranjan Sharma) Judge August 27, 2025 (Bhardwaj/Himani)