State of Himachal Pradesh and another Vs. Ramesh Chauhan. Item No. (S-5) CMP(M) No.1669 of 2026 07.10.2026 Present: Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, Additional Advocate General, for the applicants/appellants-State. CMP(M) No.1669 of 2026 Keeping in view the averments made in the application, duly supported by the affidavit of the official, delay of 72 days in filing the appeal is condoned. 2. The application stands disposed off accordingly. LPA No.586 of 2026 3. Counsel for the appellants-State has relied upon the judgment of the Apex Court in SLP (C) No. 24705 of 2023, titled as Commissioner of Police and Others Vs. Ex. Ct. Vinod Kumar, dated 12.11.2025 to submit that appointment in a uniformed service based on a forged and fabricated document is not permissible. 4. It is also pointed out that the appointment was made on 29.10.1993, a show-cause notice was issued on 03.02.1997 (Annexure P-6), and the reply to the show- cause notice was submitted on 10.02.1997 (Annexure P-7), taking into consideration the fact that a regular departmental inquiry had been directed on 25.03.1997 (Annexure P-8). The employee had then set up another certificate issued by the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Education, apart from the initial certificate issued by the Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (U.P.), which was found to have been issued by a University declared fake by the University Grants Commission (UGC). 5. Issue notice to the respondent, on taking steps within one week, returnable within four weeks. 6. Accordingly, the proceedings are deferred for 09.12.2026. CMPST No.58207 of 2026 7. The operation of the impugned judgment dated 13.05.2026 shall remain stayed during the pendency of the appeal. 8. The application stands disposed off accordingly. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin C. Negi) Judge 7th October, 2026 (Munish Thakur)