IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.249 of 2026 Decided on: 25th May, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arun Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus Sh. Ritesh Chauhan and another .....Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. Kush Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajat Choudhry, Assistant Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Respondents have filed the compliance affidavit, placing on record consideration order dated 06.04.2026 to the effect that the case of the petitioners shall be decided based upon the final outcome of CWP No.14554 of 2025 (Bhupender Kumar and others Versus State of H.P. and others). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners apprises that the aforesaid writ petition has been decided on 25.04.2026 alongwith other connected matters. 1 Whether reporters of print and electronic media may be allowed to see the order? Yes 2 In view of above, the present contempt proceedings are closed with direction to the respondents to decide the respective cases of the petitioners afresh in consonance with Arun Kumar and Ors. Versus State of H.P. and Anr.2 within four weeks from today in accordance with law. Copy of the decision be communicated to the petitioners. Notices issued to the respondents are discharged. Liberty is, however, reserved to the petitioners to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of their surviving grievances, if any, in accordance with law. Jyotsna Rewal Dua May 25, 2026 Judge Mukesh 2 CWP No.690 of 2026, decided on 08.01.2026