IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 10822 of 2025 Decided on : 23.03.2026 Pawna Devi …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?

For the petitioner : Mr. Naresh Kumar Tomar, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Pushpinder Jaswal, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3.

Mr. Madan Gopal, Advocate, for respondent No.4.

Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has, inter alia, prayed for the following reliefs:-

“i. That the impugned order dated 02.08.2024, passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Thunag, District Mandi, HP, whereby Learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate Thunag, has declined to entertained the appeal as not

1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

maintainable, may kindly be quashed and set aside.

ii. That Leaned Sub-Divisional Magistrate Thunag, District Mandi, HP, may kindly be directed to decided the appeal of the petitioner on merits.

Iii. Tthat alternatively keeping in' view the facts and circumstances of present case impugned order dated 02.08.2024, passed by Learned Sub-Div