2026:UHC:1033 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 17TH FEBRUARY, 2026 CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.659 OF 2025 Prakash Mehra ..…Petitioner Versus Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar and Another ..…Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, Advocate. Counsel for the State : Mr. Jagdish Singh Bisht, Standing Counsel with Mr. Devesh Ghildiyal, Brief Holder. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. This Contempt Petition has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 28.08.2025, passed in WPSS No. 458 of 2025. By the said order, following directions were issued:- “5. Having regard to the facts of the case, writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Appellate Authority to consider and decide petitioner’s Appeal, if already not decided, within ten weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order.” 2. Heard Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jagdish Singh Bisht, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 3. Mr. Jagdish Singh Bisht, Advocate, appearing for the State, submitted on instructions that the Departmental Appeal, filed by the petitioner, has been 1 2026:UHC:1033 decided by the Secretary, Medical Health and Medical Education, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun on 05.01.2026. 4. After the said submissions of Mr. Jagdish Singh Bisht, Standing Counsel for the State, Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, Advocate, submitted that the petitioner does not want to proceed further in the present Contempt Petition. 5. For the foregoing reasons, this Contempt Petition does not require any further consideration. Therefore, the proceedings in the present Contempt Petition are closed. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Date: 17.02.2026 Shiv/ 2