Encroachers of the Government/forest land face strong verdict of HP High Court
In a very landmark judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, the encroachers on the government land and forest land have been ordered to vacate the land and the improvements if any made over the land such as houses etc shall become the property of the department of the government and same shall be utilised for its use. the Division Bench comprised of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Bipen Chander Negi delivered this judgment on 31-07-2024 in Civil Writ Petition 1093 of 2016 titled as Chatter Singh versus State of Himachal Pradesh. the Court directed to the government authorities to take immediate steps for the removal of the encroachments in the state of Himachal Pradesh and file the compliance affidavit.