Charan Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh and others a/w connected matters CWP No.1691 of 2026 a/w CWP Nos.1608, 1995, 2064 and 3158 of 2026 CWP No.1691 of 2026 04.08.2026 Present: Mr. L.S. Mehta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents No.1, 2, 4 and 5-State. Ms. Shrutika Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.3-HRTC. CWP No.1608 of 2026 Ms. Bhavya Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents No.1 and 2-State. Ms. Shrutika Chauhan, Advocate, for respondents No.3 and 4-HRTC. CWP No.1995 of 2026 Ms. Soma Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents No.1, 2, 4 and 5-State. Ms. Shrutika Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.3-HRTC. CWP No.2064 of 2026 Mr. L.S. Mehta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents No.1, 2, 4 and 5-State. Ms. Shrutika Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.3-HRTC. CWP No.3158 of 2026 Mr. Bhim Raj Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General for respondents No.1, 2, 4 and 5-State. Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3-HRTC. CWP No.1691 of 2026; CWP No.2064 of 2026; and CWP No.3158 of 2026 As prayed by respective parties, these petitions are delinked from Bunch of other petitions and are being disposed of, vide separate even dated judgments placed on each file. CWP No.1608 of 2026 2. Reply on behalf of respondent No.1 as well as on behalf of respondents No.3 and 4 stands filed. 3. Reply on behalf of respondent No.2, as prayed, be filed within three weeks. 4. Rejoinder(s) to the replies, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter. 5. List for consideration on 22.09.2026. CWP No.1995 of 2026 6. Replies stand filed. 7. Rejoinder(s) thereto, if any, be filed within four weeks. 8. List for consideration on 22.09.2026 alongwith CWP No.1608 of 2026. (Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge (Ranjan Sharma) Judge August 04, 2026 [Bhardwaj]