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C. T. RAVIKUMAR, SUDHANSHU DHULIA
Vivek Kaisth – Appellant
Versus
State Of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
(Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.)
1. The appellants before this Court have challenged the Judgment dated 20.09.2021 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh (in Civil Appeal Nos.6233-6234 of 2023, Vivek Kaisth and Akansha Dogra respectively), by which the appointment of the appellants to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) has been quashed. There are presently four appeals before us. The other three appeals are of the appellants (in connected appeals), who were also candidates for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) for the year 2013 in the State of Himachal Pradesh, and have also challenged the selection process as well as the appointment of the present appellants, though for different reasons. We propose to dispose of these appeals by a common order. All the same, when we refer to the facts in the present case, our reference would be confined to the facts as contained in Civil Appeal No.6233 of 2023 and Civil Appeal No.6234 of
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