Desh Raj Thakur vs. State of H.P. & others CWPOA No. 4551 of 2020 28.09.2026 Present: Mr. Karan Singh Parmar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sumit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents. CMP-T No. 425 of 2026 Instant application, has been filed, with the prayer to close the right of the Respondents to file the reply. 2. Material on record indicates that reply stood filed on 03.07.2018, and even copy of the reply was supplied to Learned Counsel for the petitioner at the relevant time. In such circumstances, the application, praying for closing the right of the Respondents to file reply is misconceived, and is dismissed. CWPOA No. 4551 of 2020 3. As prayed by Learned Counsel for the petitioner, let rejoinder, if any, be filed by way of last opportunity, within three weeks and matter be listed on 17.11.2026. 4. Learned State Counsel shall file a Supplementary Affidavit within above period indicating the date on which the relevant benefits, upon premature retirement of the petitioner on 09.04.2011, were actually disbursed to him. (Ranjan Sharma) Judge 28th September, 2026 (kck)