IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA RSA No. 177 of 2025 .

Date of decision: 28.04.2026.

The Government of H.P. & others ...Appellants.

Versus Pritma Devi & Ors. f ...Respondents.

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Romesh V erma, Judge For the appellants Mr. Diwakar Dev Sharma, Additional Advocate General For the respondents Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 to 4.

C Mr. Shubh Karman, Advocate (through video conference) & Ms.

Priya Sharma, Advocate for respondents No. 10 to 18 Respondents No. 5 to 9 and 19 ex parte, vide order dated 25.09.2025 of Additional Registrar (Judicial).

Romesh Verma, Judge (Oral):

The present Regular Second Appeal arises out of the judgment and decree as passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Sarkaghat, District Mandi, H.P. dated 29.07.2024, in Civil Appeal No. 09 of 2024, whereby the appeal as preferred by the State/appellants has been dismissed and the judgment and decree , as passed by the learned Civil Judge(Sr. Division) Sarkaghat District Mandi, H.P. dated 30.11.2023 have been affirmed .

2. Brief facts of the case are that the plaintiffs- respondents filed a suit for declaration with consequential relief of injunction under