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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with 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 (Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.11306/2025) instituted by the respondents; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to benefits flowing from the decision in Satya Devi Versus State of H.P. and others (CWP No.2274 of 2021, decided 28.05.2024), notwithstanding that the operation of that common judgment has been stayed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the Special Leave Petitions filed by the respondents.

Court's answer

Since the operation of 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's case (Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.11306/2025) instituted by the respondents against the common judgment rendered in Satya Devi's case.

Ratio / Principle

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

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition seeking benefits of the common judgment dated 28.05.2024 in Satya Devi Versus State of H.P. and others (CWP No.2274 of 2021): the respondents assailed that judgment by filing Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.20496/2024 and also filed separate Special Leave Petitions against the connected decisions, with lead case State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Vs. Inder Pal (Special Leave Petition (Civil) 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 the operation of the impugned order(s) in the meantime. Holding that the benefits must therefore await the result of that litigation, the High Court (Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.) 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.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No.3846 of 2025 Decided on: 3^rd April, 2025

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuni Lal …..Petitioner

Versus

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

Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Whether approved for reporting?¹

For the Petitioner: Ms.Tamanna Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Arush Matlotia, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Sikandar Bhushan, Deputy Advocate General.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Petitioner seeks benefits of the decision rendered

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

2. 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

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

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

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been assailed by the respondents by filing separate Special Leave Petitions including State of Himachal Pradesh &

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 Pradesh & Ors.

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

“1. Delay condoned.

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

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

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

In view of the fact that operation of impugned

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.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua Apriul 3, 2025 Judge R.Atal

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

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