IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.10394 of 2026 Decided on: 6th July, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Babu Ram …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Jagat Pal, Advocate. For the Respondents: Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Kumar, Naib Tehsildar, Sub-Tehsil Namhol, District Bilaspur, H.P., present in person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Grievance of the petitioner was noticed as under in the order dated 30.06.2026 passed in this writ petition:- “Notice. Ms. Seema Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents. Petitioner is with the grievance that respondent No.4-Naib-Tehsildar, Sub-Tehsil Namhol, District Bilaspur, H.P. has not registered the family settlement deed executed by the petitioner and no order has been passed by him on his request for registration of family settlement deed. Looking to the pleadings of the writ petition and the documents appended therewith, more particularly, the purported objections taken by respondent No.4 1Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes. 2 available at page 49 of the paper book, let learned Deputy Advocate General to have instructions from respondent No.2- the Deputy Commissioner as to action taken in the matter: (i) With regard to registration of the family settlement deed of the petitioner ; and (ii) Action if any, taken in accordance with law against respondent No.4, who has refused to register the family settlement deed. List on 03.07.2026.” 2. Pursuant to above order, learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record copy of the reply filed by the respondents to the writ petition. On the basis of instructions imparted to her by Sh. Rajinder Kumar, Naib Tehsildar, Sub-Tehsil Namhol, District Bilaspur, who has attended today’s hearing, learned Deputy Advocate General submitted that appropriate order on the matter of registration of family settlement deed presented by the petitioner could not be passed as the petitioner did not remain present before respondent No.4 on the date assigned by the said authority. Learned Deputy Advocate General submits that in case the petitioner remains present before respondent No.4 for registration of the family settlement deed in question alongwith requisite documents, appropriate action shall be taken by the said authority in accordance with law. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to remain present before 3 respondent No.4 alongwith requisite documents for the purpose of registration of family settlement deed. 4. In view of the respective stands of the parties, this writ petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to present himself alongwith requisite documents before respondent No.4 for the purpose of registration of his family settlement deed-subject matter of the writ petition. In case the petitioner remains present before the said authority on 09.07.2026 by 11:00 am, further action in the matter shall be taken by respondent No.4 in accordance with law by associating all the stakeholders, if any, within a period of four weeks. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. Jyotsna Rewal Dua July 06, 2026 Judge Mukesh