IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA RSA No. 400 of 2009 Reserved on: 29.08.2023 Date of Decision: 27.09.2023 Amar Singh & others .... Appellants Versus State of H.P. & others. ....Respondents.

Coram o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes For the Appellants : Mr. G.R. Palsra, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Mr. Prashant Sen, Deputy Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment h& decree dated 14.05.2009 passed by the learned District Judge, gMandi, vide which the appeal filed by the respondents i(defendants before the learned Trial Court) was partly allowed.

(Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the plaintiffs filed a Civil Suit before the learned Trial Court for seeking recovery of ₹2,80,000/- as damages

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

suffered by the plaintiffs for non-operation of the slate quarry till 02.05.2005 and refund of security amount of ₹ 56,250/-. It was pleaded that plain