IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No. 843 of 2001 Date of Decision :16.03.2010 __________________________________________________________ Sh. Niranjan Singh and another. ….Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. ….Respondents. ___________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the Petitioners: Mr. Janesh Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents No. 1 to 3: Ms. Ruma Kaushik, Additional Advocate General. __________________________________________________________ Dev Darshan Sud, J. (Oral) The Writ Petition was initially instituted by one Sh. Bar Chand who had been initially recommended for Kardar of Shri Devta Laxmi Narayan. Lateron, this recommendation was rejected by the Deputy Commissioner and late Sh. Tek Ram was accepted as the Kardar. Sh. Bar Chand filed the present Writ Petition challenging the legality of the appointment of respondent No. 4 late Sh. Tek Ram. A number of grounds have been urged by the Ld. Counsel appearing for the petitioner, herein, that the recommendation and acceptance of late Sh. Tek Ram as Kardar of Shri Devta Laxmi Naryan is against law. I am not going into that controversy for the reason that both Sh. Bar Chand and Sh. Tek 1 Whether reports of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. Ram have died and now it is their legal representatives who would claim or are likely to claim succession to the office of Kardar of Devta Laxmi Narayan. Respondents No. 1 to 3 shall appoint a Kardar of Devta Laxmi Narayan in accordance with law, totally uninfluenced by the previous orders which have been passed and shall consider the claim for appointment as Kardar afresh in accordance with law. This Writ Petition is disposed of. No orders as to cost. March 16, 2010. (Dev Darshan Sud) (KS) Judge