Pradeep Kumar and Another v. State of Hp and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; CWP No. 2621 of 2019; decided 02.04.2026; single-judge bench of Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua; Pradeep Kumar and another v. State of H.P and another; challenge to marks-allocation criteria in order dated 09.07.2019 (Annexure P-6) for employment in Primary Agriculture Co-operative Societies; criteria amended by order dated 30.06.2021; writ petition disposed of as not surviving in present form; petitioners left to seek appropriate remedy against fresh criteria; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of; petitioners' counsel Surinder Saklani; respondents represented by L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; the writ petition was disposed of as it did not survive in its present form following the amendment of the impugned criteria, and the petitioners were directed to seek an appropriate remedy in accordance with law if aggrieved against the fresh criteria.