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Sudhi Devi v. the State of Hp and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC2 Apr 2025CWP/16160/2024

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Sudhi Devi v. State of H.P. and others; CWP No.16160 of 2024; decided 2nd April, 2025; Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua; benefits of Satya Devi judgment (CWP No.2274 of 2021, decided 28.05.2024) made conditional; Supreme Court order dated 24.03.2025 staying operation of impugned common judgment; SLP(C) No.20496/2024; connected SLPs with lead case State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Inder Pal, SLP(C) Diary No.11306/2025; benefits to abide by outcome of Inder Pal SLP; writ petition disposed; pending miscellaneous applications disposed.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of: benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi's case shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal's case (SLP(C) Diary No.11306/2025) filed by the respondents; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. ¶23

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

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who seeks benefits of the decision in Satya Devi's case, is entitled to those benefits notwithstanding the interim stay of the operation of the common judgment dated 28.05.2024 (and connected judgments) by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the Special Leave Petitions filed by the respondents.

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Court's answer

In view of the stay of operation of the impugned common judgment dated 28.05.2024 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's 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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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Himachal Pradesh (Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.) disposed of CWP No.16160 of 2024 (Sudhi Devi v. State of H.P. and others), decided on 2nd April, 2025, wherein the petitioner sought benefits of the decision in Satya Devi Versus State of H.P. and others (CWP No.2274 of 2021, decided alongwith connected matters on 28.05.2024). The respondents had assailed the Satya Devi judgment by filing Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.20496/2024, and the common decision in connected matters by separate Special Leave Petitions with lead case State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Inder Pal (SLP(C) Diary No.11306/2025). By order dated 24.03.2025, the Hon'ble Apex Court condoned delay, issued notice, tagged the matters with SLP(C) No.20496/2024 and stayed operation of the impugned orders. Holding that the operation of the common judgment dated 28.05.2024 stood stayed, the Court disposed of the writ petition directing that benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi's case shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal's case; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stood disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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CWP No.16160 of 2024

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Decided on: 2^nd April, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sudhi Devi …..Petitioner

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Versus State of H.P. and others .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coram

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Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

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Whether approved for reporting?¹

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For the Petitioner: Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General.

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

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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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2. Learned Assistant 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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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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Ors. Vs. Inder Pal³ . Copy of an order passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court on 24.03.2025 in several connected Special Leave Petitions with lead case State of Himachal

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Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Inder Pal³ was placed on record,

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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

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order(s) (common judgment rendered on 28.05.2024) in all connected Special Leave Petitions 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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Jyotsna Rewal Dua April 02, 2025 Judge Mukesh

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

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