This Letters Patent Appeal was dismissed. The Bench held that filing the appeal was not open to the appellants as the issue was already covered by a direction issued by a Co-ordinate Bench in a cited judgment, a fact admitted by the appellants.
Letters Patent Appeal dismissed along with pending miscellaneous applications, if any; No costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
LPA No.22 of 2015 Decided on: 6th October, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State of H.P. and others …..Appellants Versus Ram Lal .....Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting?1
For the Appellants : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Arsh Rattan & Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocates General. For the Respondent : Mr. Surender Sharma, Advocate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice (Oral)
Having regard to the fact that the appellants had
admittedly conceded before the learned Single Judge that the issue is covered by the direction issued by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP(T) No.9624 of 2008, titled as Dinesh Nandan Versus
State of H.P. & Others, decided on 05.07.2010, we are of the
opinion that it was not open for the appellants to file this appeal.
1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order?
2
Therefore, this Letters Patent Appeal is dismissed alongwith
pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. No costs.
(M.S. Ramachandra Rao) Chief Justice
October 06, 2023 Mukesh
(Jyotsna Rewal Dua) Judge
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Dinesh Nandan Versus State of H.P. & OthersDissented from¶8
CWP(T) No.9624 of 2008, Dinesh Nandan Versus State of H.P. & Others
State of H.P.
Ram Lal
M.S. Ramachandra Rao
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
As recorded by the court registry
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