IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWPOA No. 5509 of 2020 Decided on : 05.09.2023 Hans Raj Thakur and others .…Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and othoers …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes For the petitioners : Mr. Dilip Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Pratush Sharma, Addl. AG with Mr.

Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate C General for respondents no. 1 to 3/

State.

: Mr. Praveen Chauhan, Advocate for respondents No. 20, 21, 24, 33, 47 and

80 to 83.

: Mr. Shubham Sood, Advocate vice Mr.

Onkar Jairath, Advocate, for respondent No. 39.

: Mr. Gambhir Singh Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No. 63.

: Respondents No. 4 to 17, 19, 22, 25 to

32, 34 to 38, 41, 43 to 46, 48, 49 and 53 to 61, 64 to 71, 73, 74, 76 and 79 are ex parte.

: Respondents No. 18, 23, 40, 42, 62, 75, 77 and 78 in person.

1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral By way of this petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following substantive reliefs:- H “(i) That the impugned condition No. 9 contained in letter dated 04/05/2017,