IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL P RADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.350 of 2025 Date of Decision: 16.07.2025 ___________________________________________________________ Suryavanshi Vikas Samiti Bayal ……...Petitioner Versus Ms. Torul S. Raveesh and Others …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? ____________________________________________________________ For the Petitioner: Mr. R.M. Bisht, Advocate. For the Respondent: 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, for respondent No.1 & 2. Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3. ____________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) While placing on record instructions dated 21.06.2025, issued under the signatures of Deputy Commissioner-cum-Vice Chairman, LADA, Kullu, District Kullu, Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, states that mandate contained in the judgment, alleged to have been violated, stands duly complied with. 2. Having perused aforesaid communication as well as documents annexed therewith, which are taken on record, this Court finds that in terms of judgment, alleged to have been violated, left-out families have been notified vide notification No.110-113/LADA dated 24.05.2025, 2 however, disbursement of funds to all the eligible beneficiary families on account of 1% Additional Free Power has not been done for want of necessary clarification and funds from the Director Energy. 3. Though as per afore instructions, office of Deputy Commissioner has taken up the matter with the Director of Energy vide letter dated 21.06.2025 for issuance of clarification and releasing the requisite funds, but certainly no time frame has been given in afore communication with regard to disbursement. 4. Though having taken note of averments contained in the aforesaid communication, no action of respondents can be said to be contumacious, rather, this Court is convinced and satisfied that adequate steps already stand initiated for compliance of mandate contained in the judgment, alleged to have been violated, but certainly, local area development fund is required to be released to the beneficiaries within stipulated time. 5. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of with the direction to respondents No.1 & 2 to ensure that disbursement of local area development funds to all eligible beneficiaries on account of 1% Additional Free Power is done expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months, failing which, 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. Notices issued to the 3 respondents stand hereby discharged. Needless to say, petitioner is always at liberty to file substantive writ petition before the Court of law for redressal of his surviving grievance, if any. July 16, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), (Rajeev Raturi) Judge