Himachal Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2025

Award Passed On Consent Cannot Be Held To Be Patently Illegal Or Contrary To Public Policy: Himachal Pradesh HC Case Title: The Executive Engineer, I & PH Division, Bilaspur Versus Ramesh Khaneja Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 1 The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Satyen Vaidya held that the award being primarily based on consent cannot...

Mere Interest In Project Does Not Justify Impleadment Of Non-Signatory In Arbitration Without Contractual Participation: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a writ petition holding that mere financial or consequential interest was insufficient to implead a non-signatory in the arbitration proceedings unless the stringent tests as laid down by the Supreme Court which include participation in the negotiation, performance or termination of contract were satisfied. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel...

Discharge During Probation Not Punitive Merely Due To Pending Criminal Case: Himachal Pradesh High Court Dismisses Peon's Plea

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Faqeer Chand, who challenged his discharge from service during the period of probation while working as a Peon in the establishment of the High Court.The Court held that the impugned order was a discharge, passed in accordance with the terms of appointment and service rules, and did not amount to a punitive or...

“Prosecutrix Step By Step Made Improvements In Her Version”: HP High Court Upholds Acquittal In Rape And Criminal Intimidation Case

Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld acquittal of an accused in rape and criminal intimidation case, holding that that the testimony of the prosecutrix did not inspire confidence, as it was full of material contradictions and made improvements at every stage of the proceedings.The Court further remarked that the prosecutrix exaggerated her version over time, which made it impossible to rely on...

No Rational Nexus In Restricting Hospital Sanitation Tenders To Those With In-State Experience: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court passed directions in a case which challenges Clause F(c) in the Notices Inviting Tenders issued by the Health & Family Welfare Department.For reference: “Clause F(c) prescribes that only firms with prior experience of hospital sanitation within the State of Himachal Pradesh shall be eligible to tender for sanitation services in public...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 212 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 245 Nominal Index: Auckland House School & others v/s State of Himachal Pradesh & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 212 Hardeep Singh v/s Manohar Lal and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 213 National Institute of Technology, Delhi v/s Raj Kamal Verma and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 214 Sachin Shridhar & others v/s...

State & Union Failed To Enforce CSR Obligations After 2025 Rainfall Disaster: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, while taking suo motu cognisance of the devastation caused by the excess rainfall in 2025, held that both the State Government and the Union of India failed to effectively enforce Corporate Social Responsibility obligations under the Companies Act, 2013. The Court noted that despite a clear statutory framework, no steps were taken to utilise the CSR funds...

Children Of Private-Sector Employees Studying Outside State Can Be Excluded From State Quota: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Bonafide Himachali students who were denied eligibility for MBBS/BDS admissions under the State Quota.The Court held that even though the petitioners were Himachali and had qualified NEET they were not eligible for state quota as they had completed part of their schooling outside Himachal Pradesh due to their...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Reply In Plea Challenging Regrouping Of District Consumer Commissions

On 22nd December, 2025, the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation which challenged the State Government's decision to regroup District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across multiple revenue districts.A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj took cognizance of the grievance that several districts...

Central & State GST Authorities Must Coordinate To Avoid Multiple Adjudications On Same Issue: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, applying the Supreme Court's Armour Security case, held that once proceedings are initiated by either the State or Central GST authority, parallel adjudicatory proceedings on the same issue are barred under Section 6(2)(b) of the CGST Act. The Court directed both authorities to coordinate and ensure that the assessee is not subjected to...

New Supreme Court Rules On Communication Of Arrest Grounds Apply Prospectively: HP High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Arrest

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed 29 petitions which challenged the legality of arrests on the ground that the police did not furnish written grounds of arrest.The Court remarked that the Supreme Court's directions mandating written communication of grounds of arrest in the judgement of Mihir Rajesh Shah v/s State of Maharashtra apply prospectively and does not invalidate arrests...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 8, 2025 To December 14, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 250 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 255 Nominal Index: Nanak Chand v/s Madan Lal., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 250 Sapna Devi v/s State of H.P. and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 251 Atul Sharma v/s Union of India and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 252 Controller of Stores, Northern Railway v/s M/s CBM Industries Pvt. Ltd. and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw...