Shakuntla Devi v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP No.9915 of 2024, Shakuntla Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., HP High Court (Shimla), Sandeep Sharma, J., 04.08.2025. Parity/benefit petition founded on CWP No. 2274 of 2024 (Satya Devi, decided 28.05.2024); relief declined for present because the Satya Devi judgment is under interim stay of the Supreme Court in SLP(C) No. 20496 of 2024 and in connected SLPs led by SLP(C) Diary No. 11306 of 2025 (State of H.P. v. Inder Pal), order dated 24.03.2025; petition disposed by consent with benefits made conditional on the outcome of the Inder Pal SLP; interim orders vacated. Search terms: interim stay by Supreme Court; parity relief; benefit of coordinate-bench judgment; Satya Devi case beneficiaries; conditional disposal; interim order vacated.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief at this stage. By consent, the petition is disposed of with a direction that benefits, if any, flowing to the petitioner under Satya Devi's case shall abide by the outcome of the Inder Pal case (SLP instituted by the respondents against the common judgment in Satya Devi); interim order, if any, stands vacated; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.