Case brief
What is this about?
Anant Ram Negi v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., CWP No.12102 of 2025, decided 02.04.2026 by Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla. Revision Petition No.7/2025 under Section 148 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 against order dated 07.06.2023 in Case No. 8A/2019 (Collector Sub Division Kotkhai) was dismissed by the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla on 08.05.2025 as time barred without hearing the petitioner on delay condonation; held to be an infraction of natural justice; impugned order set aside and matter remanded for fresh hearing, parties to appear on 29.04.2026. Keywords: limitation, delay condonation, principles of natural justice, opportunity of hearing, revision petition, Panchayati Raj.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 08.05.2025 of the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla in Revision Petition No. 7/2025 set aside; Deputy Commissioner, Shimla directed to hear the matter afresh in accordance with law after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties; parties through learned counsel directed to appear before the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla on 29.04.2026; Office of learned Advocate General to apprise the Deputy Commissioner of the order; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also disposed of.