The Himachal Pradesh HC on Saturday reserved its order on the petition of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) praying to implead Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, DGP, Kangra SP and DC in the midnight order to take up the possession of association properties.
HPCA in its amendment petition moved in the High Court has demanded that chief minister, DGP Sanjay Kumar, Kangra SP Balbir Thakur and Deputy Commissioner C Paulrasu be made as respondents as they had ordered for the cancellation of lease of cricket association and forceful eviction from the property.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Kuldip Singh was hearing a petition filed by the HPCA against the decision dated October 26, 2013 of the Government to cancel the lease granted in favour of cricket association and to take over of its properties forcibly across the state.
The HC had earlier vide orders dated November 5, 2013, directed the State Government to restore forthwith the status quo ante as before October 26, 2013.