STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER(Not Applicable) AG vs Dina Nath and others(Not Applicable) — CMP.M/762/2026

Case under Limitation Act, 1963 Section 5. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 16th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HPHC010302512026

Filing Number

CMP.M/26315/2026

Filing Date

14-May-2026

Registration No

CMP.M/762/2026

Registration Date

15-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Coram

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

16-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Limitation Act, 1963 Section 5

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER(Not Applicable) AG

  2. 2.The Principal Secretary Personnel(Not Applicable)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Dina Nath and others(Not Applicable)

  2. 2.Ramesh Kumar(Not Applicable)

  3. 3.Uma Thakur(Not Applicable)

  4. 4.Subhash Thakur(Not Applicable)

  5. 5.Naveen Thakur(Not Applicable)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal DuaView PDF

    The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the State's review petition seeking to overturn an April 2025 judgment that had quashed the State's decision to fill 10 Junior Superintendent posts on secondment basis, finding the recruitment violated applicable recruitment rules. The court rejected the State's attempt to introduce Rule 170(5) of HP Financial Rules as a new defense, holding that review petitions cannot be used for rehearing cases or raising grounds not previously argued, and that no apparent error existed on the record's face. Additionally, the court found the 312-day delay in filing the review petition was not adequately explained and dismissed both the delay condonation application and the main review petition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Jun-2026

    Notice Before Admission

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

  4. 14-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CMP.M/762/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the State's review petition seeking to overturn an April 2025 judgment that had quashed the State's decision to fill 10 Junior Superintendent posts on secondment basis, finding the recruitment violated applicable recruitment rules. The court rejected the State's attempt to introduce Rule 170(5) of HP Financial Rules as a new defense, holding that review petitions cannot be used for rehearing cases or raising grounds not previously argued, and that no apparent error existed on the record's face. Additionally, the court found the 312-day delay in filing the review petition was not adequately explained and dismissed both the delay condonation application and the main review petition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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