1 ( 2026:HHC:42531) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No. 1320 of 2026 Decided on: 01.10.2026 ________________________________________________ Durgesh Nandini ....Petitioner Versus Ms. Sudha Devi & Ors. …Respondents _ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Sawant, Advocate, vice Ms. Mamta Garg, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ankush Thakur, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. Jitender Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr. Manohal Lal Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 3. Sushil Kukreja, Judge (oral) Learned Deputy Advocate General has placed on record communication dated 30.09.2026, wherein, it has been stated that representation of the present petitioner has been kept pending by the respondent-department till the final outcome/decision in LPA No. 295/2026 or till finality of the 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 ( 2026:HHC:42531) judgment dated 21.03.2024 passed by this Court in all the cases, under intimation to the respective petitioners by way of issuing separate order. 2. Therefore, in this view of the matter, at this stage, no further orders are required to be passed in the present contempt petition and the same is closed. 3. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to revive the present contempt petition, if occasion arises to do so. Pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. ( Sushil Kukreja ) 1st October, 2026 Judge (raman)