IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA RSA No. 492 of 2018.

Decided on :29 ^th April, 2026.

The Secretary (PWD) to the Govt. of H.P. & Anr.

...Appellants.

Versus Tej Singh & Anr. ....Respondents.

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Romesh Verma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Appellants: Mr. Diwakar Dev Sharma, Addl. A.G.

For the Respondents: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Suri, Advocate.

Romesh Verma, Judge (Oral).

The present appeal arises out of the judgment and decree, dated 29.06.2017 as passed by learned District Judge, Mandi in Civil Appeal No. 33/2016, whereby the appeal preferred by the present appellants/defendants has been dismissed and the judgment and decree, as passed by learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Chachiot at Gohar, District Mandi, H.P. was affirmed,

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

whereby the suit filed by the respondents/plaintiffs for possession was partly decreed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the plaintiffs/respondents filed a suit for possession in the Court of learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) Chfachiot at Gohar, District Mandi, H.P. It was averred in the plaint that land comprised in khata khatauni No. 36min/45