IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA COPC No.737 of 2026 Decided on: 09.07.2026 _________________________________________________________________ Ashish Sharma ....Petitioner Versus Dr. Harish Kumar …Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Coram Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua 1 Whether approved for reporting? _________________________________________________________________ For the petitioner: Mr. Sunil Dutt Gautam and Mr. Harmohan Thakur, Advocates. For the respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Ms. Menka Raj Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge Learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record office instructions dated 08.07.2026 from the Director of School Education, Himachal Pradesh, conveying decision of the case of the petitioner under office order dated 08.06.2026. 2. Taking note of above documents, these contempt proceedings are closed. Notice issued to the respondent is 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes - 2 - discharged. Liberty, however, is reserved to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy for the redressal of his surviving grievances, if any, in accordance with law. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. Jyotsna Rewal Dua Judge July 09, 2026 R.Atal