Shimla, Oct. 8 -- In a major setback to the Himachal Pradesh government, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has quashed the nomination of three non-official directors to the Board of Directors of The Solan District Cooperative Marketing and Consumers Federation Ltd., on Thursday, ruling that the state cannot appoint nominees without a subsisting financial stake.

A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma allowed the writ petition filed by elected directors Sundram Thakur and another, setting aside the government notification dated March 16, 2026. The court also directed the Federation to conduct fresh elections for the posts of Chairman and other office bearers, if required, on or before October 31, ...