2026:HHC:37609 2026:HHC:37610 2026:HHC:37611 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.1246 of 2026 a/w COPC Nos.1247 and 1248 of 2026 Decided on: 03 rd September, 2026 ___________________________________________________________________ 1. COPC No.1246 of 2026 Pushpendra Thakur and Anr. ...Petitioners Versus Sudha Devi and others ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________________ 2. COPC No.1247 of 2026 Chander Kanta ...Petitioner Versus Sudha Devi and others ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________________ 3. COPC No.1248 of 2026 Heera Devi ...Petitioner Versus Sudha Devi and others ...Respondents _____________________________________________________________________ Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the petitioner(s): Ms. Mamta Garg, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Diwaker Dev Sharma and Mr. Manish Thakur, Deputy Advocates General, for respondent Nos.1 and 2, in all the petitions. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral) Learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the judgment passed in CWP No.2056 of 2023, titled, Ghanshyam 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Dass and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, has now been stayed by the Hon’ble Division Bench and as such, the representation(s) made by the petitioner(s) have not been decided. However, keeping in view the fact that once the petitioner(s) had filed the writ petition, claiming the relief based on the judgment passed in Ghanshyam Dass’s case (supra), the present contempt petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation(s) made by the petitioner(s) within a period of six weeks after the decision passed in LPA No.205 of 2025. 2. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. 03 rd September, 2026 ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) (ankit) Judge