Himachal Pradesh High Court
Pitamber Dutt Verma vs . State Of H.P. & Ors. on 31 May, 2022
Bench: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Chander Bhusan Barowalia
Pitamber Dutt Verma Vs. State of H.P. & Ors.
CWP No. 3742/2021.
31.05.2022 Present: Mr. V.S. Chauhan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rajul Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr. Ashok Sharma, Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Sr. Addl. AG, Mr. Vinod Thakur, Mr. Shiv Pal Manhans, Addl. AGs, Mr. Bhupinder Thakur and Mr. Yudhvir Singh Thakur, Dy. AGs and Mr. Rajat Chauhan, Law Officer, for the respondentsÂState.
Mr. Lokender Pal Thakur, Senior Panel Counsel, for respondent No. 5.
Reply on behalf of respondent No. 5 has not been filed. It would be noticed that the case has been listed as many as six times and on every occasion different Standing Counsel have represented the 5th respondent.
Today again, Mr. Lokender Pal Thakur, learned Senior Panel Counsel, has put in appearance on behalf of the 5th respondent for the first time and has requested for further opportunity to file reply.
We wonder whether earlier counsel representing the 5th respondent have informed it regarding filing of the reply and if so, why then the same has not been filed till date.
Even though, no ground is made out for granting a further opportunity to respondent No. 5 to file reply, however, taking into account the persuasive submissions made by Mr. Lokender Pal Thakur, learned Senior Panel Counsel, we deem it appropriate to grant one last opportunity to respondent No. 5 to do the needful, ::: Downloaded on - 31/05/2022 20:14:12 :::CIS failing which, responsible officer from the office of .
respondent No. 5 shall personally appear before this Court alongwith the relevant records on the next date of hearing.
Ordered accordingly.
In the reply, so filed, it shall be clearly stated by respondent No. 5, as to whether it was aware of the pendency of this petition and if so, why reply has not been filed despite six opportunities.
List on 16.06.2022.
(Tarlok Singh Chauhan) Judge (Chander Bhusan Barowalia) Judge 31st May, 2022 (raman) ::: Downloaded on - 31/05/2022 20:14:12 :::CIS