IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Civil Writ Petition No.15961 of 2026 Date of Decision: 14.09.2026 _______________________________________________________________________ Raj Kumar ……...Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Others …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Hon’ble Mr. Justice Yogesh Jaswal, Judge Whether approved for reporting? __________________________________________________________________________ For the Petitioner: Mr. Jagat Pal, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1, 2, 4 and 5/State. Mr. Surender Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3. __________________________________________________________________________ Ajay Mohan Goel, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as there is a technical flaw in the writ petition which will lead to the dismissal of the same, he may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file afresh. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (Ajay Mohan Goel), Judge (Yogesh Jaswal), Judge September 14, 2026 Rajeev Raturi