Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:HHC:41216 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Contempt Petition No.851 of 2026 Date of decision: 25.09.2026 Virender Singh & Ors. ….Petitioners Versus Shyam Bhagat Negi & another ….Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioners: Mr. A.K. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. B.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Sushil Kukreja, Judge(Oral): Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record instructions dated 24.09.2026, wherein, it has been stated that the Director, Women and Child Development after taking relevant aspects into consideration, has decided the representations of the petitioners and passed a speaking order on 19.06.2026, recommending therein that all of them are similarly situated to Smt. Sapna Kumari and others in CWP No.2602/2023 and they deserve the same benefit as granted to Smt. Sapna Kumar and others. 2. Therefore, in view of the above, at this stage, no further order is required to be passed in the present contempt petition and 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2 Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:HHC:41216 ) accordingly, the same is closed and disposed of. However, the petitioners are at liberty to assail the aforesaid speaking order dated 19.06.2026, if they still remain aggrieved. ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge September 25, 2026 (reena)