IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No. 4 of 2025 Date of Decision: 9.1.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Banita Devi and Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus M. Sudha Devi and Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Ms. Rajni Gandhi, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant Contempt Petition, prayer has been made on behalf of petitioners for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having not complied with mandate contained in the judgment dated 23.8.2024 passed by Coordinate Bench of his Court in CWP No. 8643 of 2024 titled as Banita Devi and Ors. Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr., whereby direction came to be issued to the respondents to decide the representation filed by the petitioners within a period of three weeks. Since despite repeated requests, aforesaid direction 2 never came to be complied with, petitioners are compelled to approach this Court in the instant proceedings. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing on behalf of the respondents, submits that though he has every reason to presume that by now, judgment alleged to have been violated must have been complied with in its totality, but if not, same would be positively complied with within a period of three weeks from today. 3. Consequently, in view of the fair stand adopted by the learned Additional Advocate General, this Court sees no reason to keep the present petition alive and accordingly, same is closed. However, respondents- contemnors are directed to do the needful in terms of judgment alleged to have been violated within a period of three weeks, failing which they would aggravate the contempt and petitioners would be at liberty to get the present petition revived so that appropriate action in accordance with law is taken against the erring officials. January 9, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge