( 2026:HHC:17314 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA LPA No.134 of 2025 Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 Parveen Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others ....Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Atharv Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate General. : Er. Naresh Dhiman, Superintending Engineer, Jal Shakti Circle, Una is present in person. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral). A copy of the communication dated 16.04.2026 addressed to the Advocate General, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla has been placed on record which would go on to show that the appellant-Parveen Kumar has been granted the necessary benefits, in view of the law laid down in Civil Appeal No.1595 of 2025 arising out of SLP (C) No.23016 of 2023 titled as State of 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Himachal Pradesh and Ors. Versus Surajmani & another alongwith connected matters, decided on 06.02.2025 on notional basis. 2. Er. Naresh Dhiman, Superintending Engineer, Jal Shakti Circle, Una who is present in person today in the Court apologies for the mis-communication and not apprising the Advocate General Office at the earliest. 3. Counsel for the appellant thus submitted that in view of the said communication dated 16.04.2026, he does not wish to press the present Letters Patent Appeal (LPA). 4. Resultantly, the present appeal stands disposed of accordingly. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stands disposed of accordingly. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin Chander Negi) Judge 14th May, 2026 (Munish Thakur)