2026:HHC:23722 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CRMP(M) No. 2375 of 2025 Date of decision: 22.06.2026 _____________________________________________________________________________ Satpal ...Applicant. Versus Geeta Devi …Respondent. ____________________________________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 _____________________________________________________________________________ For the Applicant. Ms. Ragini Dogra, Advocate, Legal Aid Counsel. For the Respondent: Ms. Vishali Lakhanpal, Advocate, Legal Aid Counsel. __________________________________________________________ Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge Matter was referred for mediation, where parties had agreed and settled the claim on certain terms and matter was listed before learned Mediator for further proceedings on 20.06.2026. However, before that petitioner has sent a letter to his counsel, Ms. Ragini Dogra, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel), with information that he does not want to continue the petition filed with him and, therefore, he has written to the 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:23722 CRMP(M) No. 2375 of 2025 Registrar General, High Court of Himachal Pradesh separately in this regard and he has requested his Legal Aid Counsel not to pursue the matter with request that his Legal Aid Counsel be discharged from representing him. Copy of letter has been attached with the mediation file. 2. An email has also been received by the Registrar General, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, wherein ultimately prayer has been made that appropriate orders for withdrawal/closure of petition may kindly be passed in accordance with law. 3. Ms. Ragini Dogra, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel) has also endorsed that same instructions have also been received by her. 4. In view of above, present application is dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Proposed Criminal Revision (Cr. Rev.(FC) ST No. 7934 of 2025) along with pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (Vivek Singh Thakur), Judge. (Ranjan Sharma), Judge. 22nd June, 2026 (Susheel)