Kanta Devi v. State of Hp and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Kanta Devi v. State of HP and others; CWP No. 2126 of 2020; High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; decided 16.04.2026 by Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj (oral); writ petition dismissed as not pressed / withdrawn; prayer rendered infructuous due to intervening developments; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of; advocates: Bonit Prakash (vice A.K. Gupta) for petitioner; Hemant Kumar Verma, Dy. AG, for respondents 1–4 (State); Rangil Singh for respondent 5; no statute or precedent discussed; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
In view of the statement of counsel for the petitioner that intervening developments had rendered the prayer in the petition infructuous, the Court dismissed the writ petition as not pressed. ¶6