IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 12135/2025 Decided on: 31.07.2026 Dharam Singh …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & Ors. .…Respondents ………………………………………………………………………………. Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr. Narender Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. Following order was passed in the matter on 13.07.2026: - “Payment has not been released in favour of the petitioner for the work admittedly completed by him. Learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 10.07.2026 from the Executive Engineer, Rampur B&R Division, HPPWD Rampur, seeking more time for doing the needful. Final opportunity of two weeks is granted to the respondents to release the admitted payments in favour of the petitioner, failing which, the respondents shall remain present in the Court on the next date. List on 31.07.2026. 2. Pursuant to above, learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record a copy of office instructions dated 30.07.2026 from Executive Engineer, Rampur Division (B&R) HPPWD, Rampur, relevant portion of which reads as under: - 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes 2 “In the subject matter cited matter, it is submitted that the case is listed for hearing on 31.07.2026 In this regard, it is submitted that that funds amounting to Rs. 72.77 Lakh have been allocated by the Engineer-in-Chief, HPPWD, Shimla-2 vide his office letter dated 29.07.2026 against the CWP No. 12135 of 2025 titled as Dharam Singh Vs State od HP & Ors, for the work Up-gradation of Rattanpur Uchi Dofda Daranghatti Deothi road Km 0/00 to 41/350. The token of said amount has been sent to the Treasury Office Rampur vide Token No.25135838 dated 30.07.2026 amounting to Rs.72,76,673/- (Rupees Seventy Two Lakh Seventy Six Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Three) only in favour of Sh. Dharam Singh petitioner for making the payment in his account. (Copy enclosed).” Learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the payment which, according to the respondents-department, was admissible to the petitioner has now been ordered to be released in his favour. Learned Deputy Advocate General further submits that no further amount is due to be paid to the petitioner by the respondents-department towards the work executed by him-the subject matter of the instant petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have not released the entire amount which, according to the petitioner, is due to him in terms of the contract executed between the parties, therefore, liberty be reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of his surviving grievance, if any. In view of the office instructions dated 30.07.2026, submissions made by learned Deputy Advocate General, and while reserving liberty, as prayed for by the learned counsel for the 3 petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge 31st July, 2026(rohit)