IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA RSA No. 258 of 2012-F and .

Cross Objections No. 4H17 of 2012.

Judgment reserved on : 20.9.2017 Re-heard on : 26.2.2018 Date of Decision : March 1 , 2018 Roshan Lal (deceased) through his LRs … Appellants uVersus Pritam Singh &o others …Respondents Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Acting Chief Justice, The Hon’ble Mr. Justice, Dharam Chand Chaudhary, Judge.

gWhether approved for reporting?1 Yes.

For the appellant : Mr. Vivek Singh Thakur-II, Advocate, for the appellants/non-objector.

For the respondent : Mr. Ajay Sharma and Mr. Kishore Pundir, Advocates, for respondents No. 1 & 6 and also for the Objector.

Justice Sanjay Karol, ACJ.

The difference of opinion between two learned Judges of this Court, sitting singly in separate proceedings, Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

led the matter to be placed before us for answerin.g the following question:

“Whether the provisions of Hindu Succession Act apply to agricultural lands?”

2. In Baldev Parkash & others vs. Dhian Singh & others, Latest HLJ 2008 (HP) 599, the view taken is that the provisions of the Hindu Stuccession Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to