1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3864 of 2010. Decided on: 13.7.2010. Prabha Devi ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Hamender Chandel,Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General, for the respondents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition has been filed on the following prayer:- (a) That the writ of mandamus may kindly be issued directing the respondents to immediately cut the Devdar tree so that the precious human life can be saved. 2. Instructions/reply furnished by Divisional Forest Officer, Shimla to the Advocate General dated 12.7.2010 is taken on record. It is seen from the instructions that tree is in a dangerous condition and the same requires to be cut and removed. It is also submitted that required action is to be taken by the respondents within two weeks. There will a direction to 3rd respondent to see that tree is cut 2 and removed within 10 days from the date of production of copy of judgment alongwith copy of the instructions. Copy dasti ( Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Kuldip Singh), Judge. July 13 , 2010 (sks/grs)