Manav Sewa Trust (Apna Ghar Old Age Home) v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Himachal Pradesh High Court (DB) order dated 19-12-2024, ref (2024:HHC:15234-DB); bench: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Acting CJ and Satyen Vaidya, J. CWP No. 1605 of 2022 (Manav Sewa Trust v. Union of India & Ors.) dismissed as not pressed — counsel under instructions not to press the petition at this stage; accompanying contempt petition COPC No. 77 of 2023 (Manav Sewa Trust v. Anjali Bhawra) disposed of as infrunctuous in consequence. Petitioner-side counsel: Komal Chaudhary, M.A. Safee; Union of India counsel: Balram Sharma (DSGI), Rajeev Sharma; State counsel: Anup Rattan (AG), Priyanka Chauhan (Dy. A.G.). No statute or precedent engaged; not approved for reporting; usable only as a status/order citation, not for substantive legal propositions.
What did the court decide?
CWP No. 1605 of 2022 was dismissed as 'not pressed': learned counsel for the petitioner stated (paras 9-10 of judgment body) that he was under instructions not to press the petition at this stage, and the court accordingly dismissed the petition (judgment-body para 2, closing with 'as not pressed'). No substantive issue was adjudicated.