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Bhagu Devi v. the State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC2 Apr 2025CWP/15289/2024

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HP High Court, Shimla (Justice Sandeep Sharma, oral order dated 02.04.2025) disposed of CWP No.15289 of 2024 (Bhagu Devi v. State of H.P.) by conditioning benefits under Satya Devi (CWP No.2274 of 2021, 28.05.2024) on the outcome of State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. v. Inder Pal (SLP(C) Diary No.11306/2025), relying on the Apex Court's order dated 24.03.2025 staying operation of the impugned common judgment and tagging connected SLPs with SLP(C) No.20496/2024. Useful for: interim-stay-driven disposal; conditional release of benefits; Satya Devi / Inder Pal litigation trail.

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Benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi's case shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal case instituted by the respondents; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stand disposed of. ¶20

Bhagu Devi Vs the State of Hp and Others — Himachal Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether benefits flowing to the petitioner under the Satya Devi decision (CWP No.2274 of 2021, decided 28.05.2024) can be released now that the Apex Court has stayed operation of the impugned common judgment pending the outcome of the respondents' Special Leave Petitions led by State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. v. Inder Pal.

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Court's answer

Since the operation of the impugned orders (the common judgment rendered on 28.05.2024) in all connected Special Leave Petitions has been stayed by the Hon'ble Apex Court, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi's case shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal case instituted by the respondents against that common judgment.

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Ratio / Principle

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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CWP No.15289 of 2024 (Bhagu Devi v. State of H.P. and others), decided 02.04.2025 — Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral): The petitioner sought benefits of the decision in Satya Devi v. State of H.P. and others (CWP No.2274 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 28.05.2024). The Additional Advocate General submitted that the Satya Devi judgment and the common decision in connected matters had been assailed by the respondents through Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.20496/2024 and separate Special Leave Petitions including State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Inder Pal (SLP(C) Diary No.11306/2025), and that by an order dated 24.03.2025 in the connected SLPs (lead case Inder Pal) the Apex Court condoned delay, issued notice, tagged the matters with SLP(C) No.20496/2024 and, in the meantime, stayed operation of the impugned orders. Holding that the operation of the impugned common judgment of 28.05.2024 thus stood stayed, the Court disposed of the writ petition with the direction that benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi's case shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal case; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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CWP No.15289 of 2024 Decided on: 02^nd April, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bhagu Devi …..Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Whether approved for reporting?¹ For the Petitioner: Mr. G.R. Palsra, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

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Petitioner seeks benefits of the decision

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rendered in Satya Devi Versus State of H.P. and others² .

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Learned Additional Advocate General submits that the judgment in Satya Devi’s² case has been assailed by the respondents by filing Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.20496/2024 . The common decision passed in several other matters connected with Satya Devi’s² case has also been assailed by the respondents by filing separate Special Leave Petitions including State of Himachal Pradesh &

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Ors. Vs. Inder Pal³ . Copy of an order passed by the Hon’ble

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1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes.

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2 CWP No.2274 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 28.05.2024

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3 Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.11306/2025

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Apex Court on 24.03.2025 in several connected Special

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Leave Petitions with lead case State of Himachal Pradesh

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& Ors. Vs. Inder Pal³ was placed on record, which reads as under:-

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“1. Delay condoned.

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2. Let the notice be issued to the respondent(s) in all the matters.

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3. Tag alongwith SLP(C) No.20496/2024.

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4. In the meantime the operation of the impugned order(s) is/are stayed.”

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In view of the fact that operation of impugned order(s) (common judgment rendered on 28.05.2024) in all connected Special Leave Petition has been stayed by the Hon’ble Apex Court, this writ petition is disposed of with direction that benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi’s² case, shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal’s³ case instituted by the respondents against the common judgment rendered in Satya Devi’s² case. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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April 02, 2025 Rajeev Raturi

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Sandeep Sharma Judge

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