IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

LPA No. 866 of 2025

Date of decision: 12.12.2025

State of H.P. & Ors. …Appellants

Versus

Subhash Chand …Respondent

Coram o

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice.

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jiya L al Bhardwaj, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Appellants.: Mr. Arsh Rattan, Deputy Advocate

uGeneral.

G. S. Sandhawalia , Chief Justice (Oral)

CMP(M) No. 1825 of 2025

1. For the reasons stated in the application, which is duly supported by the affidavit of the Superintending Engineer,

the delay of 261 days in filing appeal is condoned.

Application stands disposed of.

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2. Consideration is sought of the judgment dated 24.09.2024, passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No. 2538 of 2021, titled as Subhash Chand vs. State of H. P. & Ors., whereby directions have been issued to initiate land acquisition proceedings in respect of the land of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from today and take the same to its logical conclusion within a period of one

year thereafter.

3. The reason which prevailed with the learned Single Judge that the land was utilised for construction of Thana- Pre