Dharamshala, Dec. 4 -- The Himachal Pradesh government during the sixth day of the ongoing winter session of the legislative assembly on Wednesday, informed that 1.24 lakh families in the state have been affected after the Himachal Pradesh high court order in August on encroachments.

In written response to a question asked by BJP MLA Jeet Ram Katwal, revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi, has said that the state government has decided to challenge the HC orders in the Supreme Court, for which the process of filing a special leave petition (SLP) is underway.

On August 5, 2025, the high court declared Section 163-A of the HP Land Revenue Act unconstitutional, as it allowed for the regularization of illegal encroachments on government land. Th...