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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
COPC No.1448 of 2025
Date of Decision: 22.12.2025 _______________________________________________________
Manoj Kumar
…….Petitioner
Versus
A. Shinamol & another
… Respondents
Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1
For the Petitioner: Mr. Rajinder Kumar Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals, Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General.
___________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral):
By way of instant contempt petition, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having intentionally and deliberately disobeyed the mandate contained in
judgment/order dated 14.10.2025 passed by this Court in CWP No. 16111 of 2025 titled Manoj Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and another.
2.
Careful perusal of aforesaid order/judgment, alleged to have been violated, reveals that this Court, while disposing of the petition, directed the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner within a period of two weeks. Since, despite there being specific direction to do the needful, as taken note hereinabove, respondents failed to do the needful, petitioner has approached this Court in the instant proceedings.
1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General representing the respondent states that though he has every reason to believe and presume that by now aforesaid judgment/ order alleged to have been violated, must have been complied with, but if not, same would be complied with within a period of four days from today.
4.
Consequently, in view of the fair statement made by learned Additional Advocate General, this Court sees no reason to keep the present proceedings alive and accordingly, same are closed with the direction to the respondents to do the needful in terms of
judgment/order dated 14.10.2025, positively within a period of four days, if not already done, failing which, they would further aggravate the contempt. Petitioner is at liberty to get the present proceedings revived in case aforesaid judgment is not complied with, so that appropriate action, in accordance with law, is taken against the erring officials. Notices issued to the respondents are hereby discharged accordingly.
(Sandeep Sharma),
Judge December 22, 2025 (shankar)