2026:HHC:38486 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.7461 of 2024 Decided on: 10.09.2026 Smt. Mansa Devi … Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Yogesh Jaswal, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 ____________________________________________________ _ For the petitioner: Mr. Jai Dev Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. Aman Parth Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted in light of the fact that the petition was drafted on the anomaly of the judgment of this Court in Satya Devi's case, in which matter the Hon’ble Supreme Court has been pleased to observe that judgment in Satya Devi's case shall not be treated as a precedent, the petitioners be allowed to withdraw this petition, but liberty to independently put up a case which has been agitated in the present petition, without placing reliance on Satya Devi’s case. 2. Petition is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty, as 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:38486 prayed for. The petition stands disposed of, so also pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge (Yogesh Jaswal) Judge September 10, 2026 (Rishi)