IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1595 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 23016 of 2023)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS SURAJMANI & ANR. … RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1588-1591 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3460-3463 of 2025)

(D No. 52694/2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS VIJAY KUMAR … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1592 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3464 of 2025)

(D No. 53218/2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS SHER SINGH … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1593-1594 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3465-3466 of 2025)

(D No.51086/2024 STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS Signature Not Verified YAM BAHADUR AND ANR. … RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by Gulshan Kumar Arora Date: 2025.03.04 Reason:

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1596 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3467 of 2025)

(D No. 7966/2023)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS REEMA DEVI … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1597 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6924 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS ATMA RAM AND ANR. … RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1598 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 4135 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS CHUNI LAL AND ORS. … RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1599 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 7208 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS KAMAL SINGH … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1600 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6080 of 2024 MEMBER SINGH … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1601 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 4480 of 2024)

VERSUS JAWAHAR SINGH … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1602 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.6895 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS SONKI RAM … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1603 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.7206 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANR. … APPELLANTS VERSUS VIPIN KUMAR … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1604 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.7203 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANR. … APPELLANTS VERSUS KIRPA RAM … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1605 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6088 of 2024)

SUNAK RAM … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1606 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6082 of 2024)

VERSUS KAILASH CHAND AND ORS. … RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1607 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 4606 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS MASHI DEVI … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1608 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 24394 of 2023)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS KANTA DEVI … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1609 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3468 of 2025)

(D No. 38639/2023)

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS LIAQ RAM … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1610 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6078/2024)

GUMAN SINGH … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1611 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 4621/2024)

VERSUS MOHD. ISLAM … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1612 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 4503/2024)

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS DAULAT RAM AND ORS. … RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1613 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 25604 of 2023)

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS BASANT RAM … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1614 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 10191 of 2024)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS PYARE LAL … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1615 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 10216 of 2024)

DEV KUMAR SHARMA … RESPONDENT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1616 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 10192/2024 THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANT VERSUS AMRIT LAL AND ORS. … RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1617 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3469 of 2025)

(D No. 49284/2023)

THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS KARNAIL SINGH AND ORS. … RESPONDENTS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1618 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP