IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 14265 of 2026 Decided on 20.8.2026 Sh. Anil Kumar …Petitioner Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr. R. L. Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that as the pleadings of the petition were based on the judgment passed by the Court in Satya Devi’s case, which judgment has been ordered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court not to be treated as a precedent, the petitioner be allowed to withdraw this petition, with liberty to approach the Court afresh on the issue agitated in the writ petition. 2 3. The petition is accordingly allowed to be withdrawn, with liberty, as prayed for. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge August 20, 2026 (Guleria)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 14265 of 2026 Decided on 20.8.2026 Sh. Anil Kumar …Petitioner Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr. R. L. Verma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Pushpender Jaswal, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that as the pleadings of the petition were based on the judgment passed by the Court in Satya Devi’s case, which judgment has been ordered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court not to be treated as a precedent, the petitioner be allowed to withdraw this petition, with liberty to approach the Court afresh on the issue agitated in the writ petition. 2 3. The petition is accordingly allowed to be withdrawn, with liberty, as prayed for. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge August 20, 2026 (Guleria)