IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.333 of 2025 Date of Decision: 2.9.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Nitika Prashar 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. Rashmi Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) While placing on record copy of office order dated 19.8.2025, passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in CMP.M No. 444 of 2025, titled State of Himachal Pradesh and another v. Nitika Prashar and Ors., whereby prayer was made by the petitioners for condonation of delay in filing the accompanying Letters Patent Appeal, laying therein challenge to judgment alleged to have been violated, Mr. Anup Rattan, learned Advocate General, states that Hon’ble Division Bench has directed the respondents to implement the order subject to final outcome of the LPA with further clarification that financial benefits shall not be paid to the 2 petitioner till further orders. He states that on account of aforesaid direction issued by the Division Bench of this Court, respondents have no option but to implement the judgment as such, needful in terms of judgment alleged to have been violated, shall be done expeditiously, preferably, within two weeks. 2. Consequently, in view of the above, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings, as such, present contempt petition is disposed of. Notices discharged. However, respondents are directed to ensure that needful in terms of judgment alleged to have been violated, further clarified by the Hon’ble Division Bench in Letters Patent Appeal as detailed herein above, be done expeditiously, preferably, within two weeks, failing which petitioners would be at liberty to get the petition revived so that appropriate action is taken against erring officials. September 2, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge