IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.10822 of 2024 Decided on: 30.03.2026 _________________________________________________________________ Sunny Thakur ....Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors . …Respondents _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Ms. Anuja Mehta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Y. P. S. Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Following order was passed in the matter on 17.03.2026:- “Following order was passed in this matter on 12.03.2026:- “Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 11.03.2026 from the Executive Engineer, HPPWD Division Dharampur, District Mandi, conveying that Government has allocated funds and net payment of Rs.36,48,859.00/- has been processed to Government Treasury vide RTGS dated 11.03.2026. Learned Additional Advocate General submits that payment will be credited to the bank account of the petitioner within two days. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes - 2 - List on 17.03.2026.” Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 13.03.2026 from the Executive Engineer, Dharampur Division, HPPWD Dharampur and on that basis submits that in addition to Rs.36,48,859/-, which were processed to Government Treasury vide RTGS dated 11.03.2026, a further sum of Rs.10,17,995/- was processed through Government Treasury for payment to the petitioner on 12.03.2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that neither the amount mentioned in the order dated 12.03.2026 nor the sum statedly processed by the respondents through Government Treasury on 12.03.2026 has been credited in the bank account of the petitioner. Learned Additional Advocate General seeks a week’s time for ensuring that aforesaid amounts are actually credited in the bank account of the petitioner. In view of the request made by learned Additional Advocate General, the matter is adjourned to 30.03.2026. In case the aforesaid amounts are not credited in the bank account of the petitioner by the next date, respondent No.4, i.e. the Executive Engineer, Dharampur Division, HPPWD Dharampur, shall remain present in the Court on the date fixed.” 2. Sh.Anshuman Soni, Executive Engineer, HPPWD Division Dharampur, District Mandi, (respondent No.4) has attended today’s hearing. 3. Learned Additional Advocate General has placed - 3 - on record office instructions dated 28.03.2026 issued by respondent No.4. Relevant portion of which, reads as under:- “The balance payment amounting to Rs: 35,48,859/-paid vide UTR No- /XUTR/RBISH00477064000 dated 27.03.2026 and another payment amounting to Rs: 10,17,995/- paid vide UTR No-/XUTR/RBISH00469162571 Dated 25.03.2026 stand credited in to the bank account of petitioner / contractor.” 4.. Since, in terms of the above office instructions and as informed by Sh. Anshuman Soni, entire balance payment due and admissible to the petitioner now stands released in his favour, the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed. Accordingly, this writ petition to stand disposed of. Liberty, however, is reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of his surviving grievances, if any, in accordance with law. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also to stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge March 30, 2026 R.Atal