Shyam Lal v. State of Hp and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Shyam Lal v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., CWP No.3069 of 2025, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, decided 8.4.2025 by Sandeep Sharma, J. (oral). Petition disposed of on consent-style concession: direction to respondents to decide petitioner's representation dated 10.10.2024 (Annexure P-4) in light of Taj Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh, CWP No. 2004 of 2017 (judgment dated 3.8.2023), within six weeks, with opportunity of hearing and speaking order; liberty reserved; no merits adjudicated; no statute construed; no quantum involved. Counsel: Mukul Sood for petitioner; Anup Rattan AG with Rajan Kahol, Vishal Panwar, B.C. Verma AAGs and Ravi Chauhan DAG for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with direction to respondents to consider and decide the petitioner's case in light of Taj Mohammad (supra) expeditiously, preferably within six weeks, after affording an opportunity of hearing and passing a speaking order; liberty reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings if still aggrieved; pending applications, if any, disposed of.