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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.7207 of 202.6

Decided on: 11.05.2026

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Chander Pal Aggarwal and Ors. ....Petitioners

Versus State of H.P. & Ors …Respondents _______________________________ __________________________________

Coram t Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting?

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For the petitioners: Mr. Shubham Sood, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Ms. Seema Sharma, Deputy, Additional Advocate, for respondents

No. 1, 4 and 5.

g Mr. Surender Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2.

H Mr. Varun Rana, Advocate, for respondent No.3.

Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Notice. Ms. Seema Sharma, learned Deputy

Advocate General, Mr. Surender Sharma and Mr. Varun Rana, learned counsel, appear and waive service of notice on

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes

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behalf of the respective respondents.

2. Petitioners seek direction to the respondents to shift their names from electoral roll of Ward No.5 to Ward

No.11 of Municipal Corporation, Solan.

Petitioners’ case is that they are members of same

family and have been exercisinog their voting rights in Ward No. 11 of Municipal Corpor ation Solan, District Solan, H.P. They are residents orf Ward No. 11, but in the ensuing elections to the Urban Local Bodies of the respondent-State including Municipal Corporation Solan, as notified by respondent No. 2 on 21.04.2026, names of the petitioners have been reflected as voters from Ward No.5, District Solan. According to the petitioners, this is an erroneous and illegal shifting of their votes. Their votes are required to reflected in Ward No.11. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have moved online applications on 04.05.2026 (Annexure P-5 colly) to the Booth Level Officer for shifting

their votes to Ward No.11, but without success.

3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and

considered the case file.

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Chapter 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal

Corporation Election Rules, 2012, deals with the subject ‘Electoral Rolls’. As per Rule 17 thereof, the draft electoral roll of a ward, once ready, is to beH published in draft according to the programme issued by the respondents. Rule 18 provides period of ten days from the date of publication of draft electoral roll for lodging claim for inclusion of names in the electoral roll and objection to an entry therein. Rule 20 stipulates the manner of lodging of claim or objections in Forms 4, 5 or 6 as the case may be. The claims/objections are to be disposed of in terms of Rule 22, whereafter, final electoral rolls are published under Rule 23. These Rules read

has under: -

“17. Publication of Electoral roll in draft.-

(1) Once the draft Electoral roll of a ward is ready, the Electoral Registration Officer shall publish it in draft according to programme issued by the Commission together with a notice in Form-3 and make available copies thereof for inspection at his office, and in the offices of the Corporation

and Tehsil concerned.

(2) The notice under sub-rule (1) shall also be given publicity through news-papers having large circulation in the area, All India Radio, by beat of drum in the town and by affixing copies of such notice in his office and office of the Corporation and the Tehsil concerned and at such other conspicuous place where the public has free access. The notice shall contain the date by which objections or claims may be filed and the

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authority or authorities to whom they may be presented.

18. Period for lodging claims and objections.- EPvery claim for the inclusion of name in the Electoral roll and every objecti

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