IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA COPC (T) No.130 of 2020 Decided on: 14.05.2026 _________________________________________________________________ Gejam Ram . ....Petitioner Versus J.C.Sharma & Ors. …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioners: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. L.N.Sharma, Additional Advocate General respondents No. 1 to 7. Mr.Rangil Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.8. Mr. Dhruv Shaunak, ADA-cum-Law Officer Horticulture present in person. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 14.05.2026 from the Director, Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh, conveying that revised pension case w.e.f. 01.03.2018, pension arrears and 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes - 2 - the revised DCRG case of the petitioner has been allowed/approved by the office of Accountant General, Himachal Pradesh. 2. Learned counsel for the Accountant General, Himachal Pradesh has also paced on record Pension Payment Order-cum-Commutation Payment Order, with date of authorization as 13.05.2026 and date of start of pension reflected as 01.03.2018. Learned Additional Advocate General on the basis of instructions imparted to him, submitted that pension arrears due to the petitioner in terms of the above orders, will be released within eight weeks. Learned Additional Advocate General has also placed on record Treasury abstract and on that basis submits that revised gratuity has been credited in petitioner’s bank account. 3. Taking note of the previous orders and the documents placed on record today as also the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, present contempt proceedings are closed. Notices issued to the respondents are discharged. It shall be for the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of all his surviving grievances, in - 3 - accordance with law including regarding computation of admissible arrears/financial benefits. CMP(T) No. 165 of 2026 4. Petitioner seeks release of costs of Rs.5 lacs deposited by the respondents in the Registry of this Court. The deposit was made in view of order dated 17.12.2025. The order is admitted to have attained finality. Accordingly, Registry is directed to release the aforesaid amount in favour of the petitioner, the same be credited in his bank account, detail of which, have been given in the application. Application to stand disposed. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge May 14, 2026 R.Atal