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2025 DAILYLAW 31264 (HP)

SANDHYA DEVI v. ABHISHEK JAIN AND ORS

COPC/1106/2025 · 2025-10-15

Sandeep Sharma

Contempt Petitionbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No. 1106 of 2025 Date of Decision: 15.10.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Sandhya Devi ……...Petitioner Versus Dr. Abhishek Jain and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Shiv Pal Manhans, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of present contempt petition, prayer has been made by the petitioner for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having willfully and intentionally disobeyed the directions contained in order/judgment dated 28.6.2025 passed in CWP No. 10385 of 2025, titled as Sandhya Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., whereby coordinate Bench of this Court disposed of the petition with direction to the competent authority to consider and decide pending representation of the petitioner in light of judgment passed in CWP No. 4830 of 2023, titled as “Inder Singh Thakur and Ors. v. State of Himachal 2 Pradesh and Anr (alongwith connected matter), decided on 7.4.2025, within six weeks. Since despite repeated requests, aforesaid direction never came to be complied with, petitioner is compelled to approach this Court in the instant proceedings. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, 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 petitioner would be at liberty to get the present petition revived so that appropriate action in accordance with law is taken against the erring officials. October 15, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge