( 2026:HHC:27508 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Contempt Petition No.11 of 2026 Date of decision: 08.07.2026 Kanishak Swaroop ….Petitioner Versus Varun Kumar Sharma ….Respondent Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Petitioner present in person alongwith Mr. Sambhav Bhasin, Advocate. For the Respondent: Mr. Balram Sharma, Deputy Solicitor General of India with Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Advocate. Sushil Kukreja, Judge(Oral): Learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, has stated that the respondent has already renewed passport of the petitioner for a period of one year subject to the condition that the petitioner is required to disclose the number of criminal cases, if any, pending against him. 2. Confronted with this, learned counsel for the petitioner, has submitted that the information, as sought, shall be disclosed to the respondent during the course of the day today. 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2 ( 2026:HHC:27508 ) 3. Therefore, in view of the above, no further order is required to be passed in the present contempt petition and accordingly, the same is closed and disposed of. ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge July 08, 2026 (reena)