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(d) litigation contributes to the docket explosion; and
(e) avoidable litigation pursued relentlessly, discloses managerial failure.
6. The object of the Litigation Policy reads as under:
"The Policy outlines the broad guidelines on litigation strategies to be followed by the State Government or its agencies with a view to reduce litigation, saving avoidable costs on unproductive litigation, reducing avoidable load on judiciary with respect to government induced litigation and thus realising the promise of Article 39A of the Constitution, which obligates the State to promote equal justice and provide free legal aid."
10. It is in this backdrop, we find that the instant petition came to be filed, without due and proper application of mind and dehors the State Litigation Policy.
11. Under these circumstances, we direct the Chief Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh to convene a meeting of the Principal Secretaries of the Government of Himachal Pradesh, in apprising them of the existence, importance, significance, advantages and benefits of adhering to the Litigation Policy, in letter and spirit. In turn, it is expected of the Principal Secretaries to convene a meeting in their respective Departments, sensitizing the stakeholders with regard thereto. This would only help curtail the problem of docket explosion and prevent cause any unnecessary inconvenience and expenditure by innocent persons.
12. It is also relevant to note that in CWP No.1498 of 2017, titled as State of H.P. v. Raju Ram, a Division Bench of this High Court has directed as under:
"11. Under these circumstances, we direct the Chief Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh to convene a meeting of the Principal Secretaries of the Government of Himachal Pradesh, in apprising them of the existence, importance, significance, advantages and benefits of adhering to the Litigation Policy, in letter and spirit. In turn, it is expected of the Principal Secretaries to convene a meeting in their respective Departments, sensitizing the stakeholders with regard thereto. This would only help curtail the problem of docket explosion and prevent cause any unnecessary inconvenience and expenditure by innocent persons.
"10. The State would be well-advised not to file such kind of frivolous appeals thereby clogging the dockets of this Court and would be better advised to implement the H.P. State Litigation Policy, 2011, as has been repeatedly directed by this Court in its various decisions, so as to ensure that there is no docket explosion at least at the instance and at the behest of the State Government.
11. Reference in this regard can conveniently be made to the judgments passed by this Court in CWP No.2646 of 2015 case titled Sat Dev Singh vs. State of H.P. and others, decided on 30.07.2019 and CWP No.1314 of 2016 case titled Nigma Devi vs. State of H.P. and others, decided on 30.08.2022.