IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

CWP No. 2906 of 2025

Decided on : 18.12.2025

Bal Krishan & others ...Petitioners.

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh & others …Respondents.

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes

For the petitioners : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with

Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Additional

Advocate General.

Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge (Oral)

Petitioner, by invoking jurisdiction of this Court under

Article 226 of Constitution of India, has filed present petition seeking

following substantive reliefs:-

“(i) That the impugned notification contained in Annexure P-2 dated

23.11.2024 may kindly be quashed and set-aside qua the Panchayats of the petitioners and their Panchayats may not be included in the newly formed Nagar Panchayat Swarghat, District

Bilaspur, H.P. in the interest of justice.

(ii) That the respondents may kindly be directed to consider and decide

the objections raised by the petitioners and other residents of Gram

Panchayats Kuthela and Manjhed, within time bound period.

2. Though prayer has been made to quash the Notification

1 Wheth