IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWPOA No.387 of 2019 Decided on: 13.05.2026 _____________________________________________________________ Ramesh Chauhan H ...Petitioner Versus State of HP and another ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________

Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for repor ting? ¹ For the petitioner: Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate.

For the respondeunts: Mr. Hemant Kumar Verma, Deputy Advocate General.

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral)

Learned Deputy Advocate General has produced communication dated 15.05.2023, issued by Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh along with notification(s) dated 20.02.1981, which are taken on record

2. By way of present petition, the petitioner has H prayed for the following substantive reliefs:-

“(i) That the impugned order dated 13.11.2009, Annexure P-19 may be quashed and set aside;

(ii) That the impugned orders dated 16.3.2010, Annexure P-22 and order dated 17.06.2010, Annexure P-24 rejecting the appeal and revision petition of petitioner may kindly be quashed and set aside;”

3. The facts which emerge from the pleadings are

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may