CWP/16605/2024 on 31 December 2024

2024:HHC:16942 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Civil Writ Petition No.16605 of 2024 Date of Decision: 31.12.2024 ______________________________________________________________ Neelama Devi

……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Others …....Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Jeevan Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ______________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Having perused judgment dated 12.11.2024, passed by this Court in CWP No.12674 of 2024, titled Neelama Devi Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Others (Annexure P-11), whereby direction came to be issued to Deputy Commissioner, Chamba, to ensure that necessary action, if not already taken on the complaint, be taken expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six weeks, this Court finds merit in the contention of Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General that present petition is not maintainable.

2. By way of petition at hand, petitioner has prayed for similar reliefs, which already stand extended to him in judgment, taken note hereinabove. Moreover, having perused judgment passed in Neelama Devi’s case (supra) in its entirety, this Court finds that needful was required to be done by the Deputy Commissioner, Chamba, within a period of six weeks i.e. High Court of H.P. ::: Downloaded on - 30/10/2026 19:26:40 :::CIS

2024:HHC:16942 2 on or before 24.12.2024. Merely after expiry of three days from the stipulated date i.e. 24.12.2024, petitioner has approached this Court in the instant proceedings, which is otherwise not maintainable, for the reasons stated hereinabove.

3. Learned Additional Advocate General, having perused aforesaid judgment passed by this Court in Neelama Devi’s case (supra), fairly states that though he has reason to presume and believe that Deputy Commissioner, Chamba, must have complied with the aforesaid judgment, but if not, same shall be positively done within a period of two weeks’ from today.

4. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of, as not pressed, with the direction to Deputy Commissioner, Chamba, to ensure compliance of judgment passed in Neelama Devi’s case (supra) , expeditiously, preferably, within a period of two weeks, failing which, petitioner would be always at liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings in the appropriate Court of law. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. December 31, 2024 (Sandeep Sharma), Rajeev Raturi

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