2026:HHC:37351 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA COPC No.988 of 2026 In CWP No.12257 of 2025 Decided on: 02.09.2026. ________________________________________________________ Satish Kumar & Others ...Petitioners Versus Rakesh Kanwar & Others ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting?. For the petitioners: Ms. Bheeshamlata, Proxy Counsel to Mr. Naresh Kaul, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Varun Chandel, Additional Advocate General. Ranjan Sharma, Judge [Oral] Petitioner, Satish Kumar and others have invoked the contempt jurisdiction of this Court against non-compliance of the judgment dated 29.07.2025 [Annexure C-1, Colly] passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.12257 of 2025, titled Satish Kumar & Others v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors., directing to consider and decide the representation(s) filed by the petitioners [Annexure P-4 in the said writ petition] in the light of judgment passed in Surya Prabha’s case, within 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2026:HHC:37351 - 2 - four weeks with further direction that in case the petitioners are found to be similarly situated to the petitioners in the aforesaid judgment they would be extended similar benefits, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and by passing a speaking orders thereon. 2. Heard. 3. Notice. Mr. Varun Chandel, Learned Additional Advocate General, accepts and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 4. Upon listing of the matter today, Learned State Counsel has furnished Instructions dated 01.09.2026 [Taken on Record] received from the Director of School Education, Himachal Pradesh enclosing a copy of Office Order issued by Deputy Director of School Education (Elementary) Kangra at Dharamshala, fixing the pay of the petitioners on promotion from JBT to the post of Head Teachers under Fundamental Rules 22 (1) (a) (1). 5. In response, Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that though the pay fixation orders have been issued on 01.09.2026 but the 2026:HHC:37351 - 3 - admissible benefits have not been released as yet. 6. In aforesaid backdrop and with the consent of Learned Counsel(s) instant petition is closed with a direction to the Respondents-Competent Authority to implement the judgment dated 29.07.2025 [Annexure C-1, Colly] by releasing the admissible benefits, if any, within a period of six weeks from today. 7. Needless to say, that liberty is reserved to the petitioners for seeking appropriate remedy, in case, the grievance still survives hereinafter, in accordance with law. (Ranjan Sharma) Judge September 02, 2026 [Shivender]