Sunder Singh Chauhan v. the State of Hp and Another
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High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (2026:HHC:14408); common judgment dated 04.05.2026 (reserved 27.04.2026); coram Vivek Singh Thakur (author) and Ranjan Sharma, JJ.; 67 connected CWPs led by CWP No.19713 of 2025 (Nand Lal) through CWP No.4185 of 2026 (Anuj Pundir), challenging the Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Act, 2024 (Act No. 23 of 2025). Following the earlier common judgment dated 25.04.2026 in CWP No.3361 of 2025 (Devinder Kumar & others v. State of H.P) that quashed the Act and nullified consequential actions, the Court applied those findings mutatis mutandis and disposed of all these petitions in terms of CWP No.3361 of 2025, with liberty to file fresh petitions for surviving grievances; miscellaneous applications likewise disposed of. Petitioners' counsel: Munish Datwalia; State side: Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Keywords: quashing of State legislation; consequential orders nullified; writ petitions disposed in terms of earlier judgment; no fresh adjudication of constitutional validity.