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The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, under the leadership of the Chief Justice G.S Sandhawalia , has reported significant strides in judicial efficiency, technological reform, and litigant-centric measures during 2025. Despite functioning with a reduced judicial strength, the Court achieved a Case Clearance Rate (CCR) of 89.99% and introduced several structural and digital reforms aimed…

The information was shared by the Himachal Pradesh agriculture minister Chander Kumar on Wednesday in the assembly during question hourIn the last three years, 379 orchardists in Himachal were defrauded of ₹8.05 crore by the commission agents and loaders who fled without making payment of their produce. The information was shared by the agriculture minister Chander Kumar on Wednesday in the assembly during question hour. He was responding to a question from Theog MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore. Out of the ₹8.05 crore, payment of ₹1.93 crore was made to the orchardists, while ₹6.12 crore is still pending, he further informed. Cases of such frauds have been filed with the agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC). The highest number of complaints–191–have been received from Solan district with orchardists not receiving ₹3.37 crore by transporters, said Kumar, further adding that 12 complaints have been resolved in Solan so far, and horticulturists have been paid ₹98.34 lakh. Action is underway in other cases. Challans have been filed in court against 16 defaulting commission agents and loaders.

By: Express News Service 2 min readShimlaFeb 6, 2026 12:06 PM IST Gaurav Singh, a 2013-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as new SP of Shimla. Make us preferred source on Google In a major administrative reshuffle, the Himachal Pradesh Government on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting of 11 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including Superintendents of Police (SPs) of four key police districts — Shimla, Solan, Mandi, and Una. According to the orders issued by the Officiating Chief Secretary, Sanjay Gupta, the reshuffle was carried out in consultation with Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Tewari. Gaurav Singh, a 2013-batch IPS officer who was serving as SP Solan, has been posted as the new Superintendent of Police, Shimla. He replaces Sanjeev Gandhi, a DIG-rank officer, who has now been posted with the Department of Personnel. Tiramaluraju S D Verma, a 2020-batch IPS officer who was serving as Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor, has been transferred and posted as SP of Solan.