Vikesh Zinta vs State of H.P. - 2026 Supreme(HP) 112

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2026 Supreme(HP) 112

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, RANJAN SHARMA
Vikesh Zinta – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nand Lal Thakur, Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Mr. Udit Shaurya Kaushik and Mr. Bheeshamlata, Advocates, present in person and Mr. Tarun Mehta, Ajay Sipahiya & Mr. Shivam Prashar, Advocates, Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Sushant Keprate, Additional Advocate General, Ms. Swati Draik, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Shalabh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General, Mr. Surender Sharma, Advocate.

Table of Content
1. procedural issues regarding panchayat roster changes. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. legislative process and public consultation requirements. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. state's authority to amend election rules. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
4. locus standi of petitioners in public interest litigation. (Para 16 , 17 , 18)
5. judicial intervention in electoral processes. (Para 26 , 27 , 28)
6. caution and constitutionality in interim relief. (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
7. conflicts and constitutionality in amendments to panchayat rules. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38)
8. directions for compliance and future proceedings. (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43)

JUDGMENT :

CWPIL No.32 of 2026

Notice. Mr. Sushant Keprate, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr. Surender Sharma, Advocate, appear and waive service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 and respondent No.4, respectively and seeks 10 weeks time to file reply.

Reply, as prayed, be filed within 10 weeks. Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter.

List for consideration on 22.06.2026, as prayed.

CMP No. 6586 of 2026

Notice and reply in aforesaid terms.

2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner