IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.1166 of 2025 Date of Decision: 13.11.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Roshan Lal & Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus Nipun Jindal & Anr. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rahul Gathania, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of instant Contempt Petition, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioners for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having willfully and intentionally disobeyed the directions contained in the order/judgment dated 10.03.2025 passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.3246 of 2025, titled as Roshan Lal & Ors. Vs. HRTC & Anr., whereby direction came to be issued to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in light of judgment dated 17.07.2014 passed by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.3050 of 2014, titled as Nek Ram Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others and subsequently, judgment dated 25.08.2021 passed in CWP No.4377 of 2021, titled as Sh. Subhash Chand Vs. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation, Shimla. Since despite there being aforesaid direction, no steps, whatsoever, came to be taken at the behest of the 2 respondents for doing the needful, petitioners have approached this Court in the instant proceedings. 2. Before reply, if any, could be received from the respondents, Mr. Rahul Gathania, Advocate, while putting in appearance on behalf of the respondents, states that respondents, after having considered the case of the petitioners, in light of afore judgments, have decided to extend the benefit, as prayed for. He states that principle amount already stands released to the petitioner yesterday and interest on delayed payment shall be positively released within four weeks from today. 3. In view of the above, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition and accordingly, the same is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to ensure that interest on delayed payment is released expeditiously, preferably within four weeks from today, 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. Notice issued to the respondents are discharged. November 13, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Sunil) Judge