IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No. 1225 of 2026 Date of Decision: 1.9.2026 _____________________________________________________________________ Kamal Dev and Ors. ……...Petitioners Versus Sh. Ashish Kohli …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioners: Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Advocate. For the Respondent: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) By way of present contempt petition, prayer has been made by the petitioners for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent for his having willfully and intentionally disobeyed the directions contained in order/judgment dated 8.4.2026 passed in CWP No. 4336 of 2026, titled as Kamal Dev and Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., whereby coordinate Bench of this Court disposed of the petition with direction to the competent authority to consider and decide representations of the petitioners within twelve weeks. Since despite 2 repeated requests, aforesaid direction never came to be complied with, petitioners are compelled to approach this Court in the instant proceedings. 2. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, submits that though he has every reason to presume that by now, judgment alleged to have been violated must have been complied with in its totality, but if not, same would be positively complied with within a period of three weeks from today. 3. Consequently, in view of the fair stand adopted by the learned Additional Advocate General, this Court sees no reason to keep the present petition alive and accordingly, same is closed. However, respondent is directed to do the needful in terms of judgment alleged to have been violated within a period of three weeks, failing which he would aggravate the contempt and petitioners would be at liberty to get the present petition revived so that appropriate action in accordance with law is taken against the erring officials. September 01, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma), (manjit) Judge