IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

LPA No. 55 of 2021 Decided on: November 1, 2023 ________________________________________________________ State of H.P. and another ……….. Appellants Versus .

Bihari Lal and another Respondents ________________________________________________________

Coram:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? ¹ Yes.

For the Appellants : Mr. Anoop Rattan, Advocate General w ith Mr. Rajesh Mandhotra, Additional Advocate General.

For the respondents : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vivek Negi, Advocate vice Ms. Shweta Joolka, o Advocate.

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Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral)

Instant Letters Patent Appeal filed under Clause-10 of the Letters Patent of Delhi High court Act as applicable to the High Court of Himachal Pradesh lays challenge to judgment dated 26.7.2018 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in CWP No. 7488 of 2012, titled Bihari Lal and another v. State of Himachal Pradesh and another, wherein direction came to be issued to the appellants to initiate acquisition proceedings qua the land detailed in th