IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 3956 of 2015. Reserved on: 23.6.2023 Date of decision: 6.7.2H023.

Dev Sanskriti Charitable Trust Kullu ...Petitioner.

Versus f State of H.P. & others o ...Respondents Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge.

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes.

For the petitioner : Mr. Anand Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Karan Sharma, Advocate.

For the rCespondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma and Ms. Sharmila Patial, Addl. A.Gs and Ms. Priyanka Chauhan, Dy. A.G. for respondents No.1 to 4-State.

g Mr. Maan Singh, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 2 to 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12, 19, 25, 27, 30, 32, 36, 37, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 56 to 61, 63 to 65, 67, 71 to 76, 79 to 81, 83 to 86, 91, 95, 98, 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 111 to 116, 120, 123, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154, 156, 157, 158, 160, 162, 170 to 173, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 202, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 224, 225, 228 to 232, 234, 273, 275, 276, 277, 280, 283,