Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No. 14721 of 2024, decided on 07.01.2025 by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (Sandeep Sharma, Judge). Manjula Chandel versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. The Court found the petition not maintainable because the underlying dispute was already pending adjudication before the Sub Divisional Magistrate(c), Jhandutta, District Bilaspur, and disposed of the petition with a direction to that authority to conclude the proceedings expeditiously after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other stake holders and passing a speaking order. Pending applications, if any, also stood disposed of. No statutes or precedents were cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Sub Divisional Magistrate(c), Jhandutta, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh to conclude the pending proceedings expeditiously, affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other stake holders and passing a speaking order; pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.