Gummat Ram v. State of Hp
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of an application filed through legal aid counsel where a separate substantive appeal already stands filed through counsel; application and main appeal both dismissed. Gummat Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh, Cr.M.P.(M) No. 2819 of 2024, decided 02.05.2025, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, neutral citation ( 2025:HHC:12307 ), coram Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sushil Kukreja, JJ.; applicant's counsel Aman Sood; State represented by Additional Advocates General Ramakant Sharma, Navlesh Verma, Sushant Keprate and Sharmila Patial, and Deputy Advocate General Raj Negi. Keywords: legal aid counsel, duplicate/substantive appeal, maintainability, dismissal, criminal miscellaneous petition.
What did the court decide?
Since a separate substantive appeal already stands filed by the applicant/appellant through his counsel, the instant application filed through legal aid counsel is not maintainable.