IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CMP(M) No.201 of 2025 Decided on: 20.04.2026 Managing Director, HPMC & another H ….Applicants Versus Surender Singh & others o...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma, Judge Whether approved for rerporting?

For the applicants: Mr. Rahul Gathania, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Somesh Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.1(a) to 1(e).

Romesh Verma, Judge The present application has been filed for condonation of delay in filing the present appeal. It has been averred in the application that the applicants were earlier under the impression that the suit is still before the District Judge, Sirmaur District Nahan, as a result of which the copy of impugned judgment could not be obtained. It has been stated in the application that the counsel who appeared and contested the case on behalf of the applicants had though intimated about the appeal well within time and had also written letters in the name of Branch Manager, H.P.M.C, Halonipul, Tehsil, Rajgarh, District Sirmaur H.P., but those letters were never attended to and were never forwarded to the Head Office at Shimla owing to the fact that the premises as well as the office o