2026:HHC:10344 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Exe. Pt. No. 18 of 2024 Decided on : 06.04.2026 M/s K.C. Sharma Construction Company Engineers & Government Contractors …Decree holder Versus The State of Himachal Pradesh …Judgment debtor Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 For the decree-holder : M/s Mukul Sood and Het Ram, Advocates. For the judgment- debtor : Mr. Rajpal Thakur, Additional Advocate General. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) OMP No. 88 of 2026 Reply to the application not filed. 2. By way of this application, a prayer has been made for release of the Award amount, which stands deposited with the Registry of this Court. 3. The Court stands informed that the Award has 1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:10344 attained finality. Part of the Award amount earlier stood released in favour of the claimant and now request is being made to release the balance amount. 4. In light of the fact that the Award has attained finality and despite opportunity granted, no reply has been filed to the application, same is allowed, as prayed for, the balance of the Award amount, which stands deposited with the Registry of this Court, be released in favour of the claimant, in the bank account of the claimant, details whereof are appended with the application, as Annexure A-1, with up to date interest, if any. 5. Application stands disposed of accordingly. Exe. Pt. No. 18 of 2024 6. Now, as nothing survives in the execution petition, the same is closed, as prayed for. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge April 06, 2026 (Shivank Thakur)