( 2026:HHC:11884 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Contempt Petition No.181 of 2026 Date of decision: 17.04.2026 Dharm Deva ….Petitioner Versus Rakesh Kanwar & another ….Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Rocky, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. B.N. Sharma, Mr. Manoj Chauhan and Mr. Raj Kumar Negi, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ankush Thakur, Ms. Archana Negi and Mr. Balvinder Singh Ballu, Deputy Advocates General. Sushil Kukreja, Judge(Oral): Learned Additional Advocate General, has placed on record communication dated 09.04.2026, wherein, it has been stated that in compliance to the order passed by this Court and as per Govt. letter dated 30.12.2025, the petitioners (who are initially appointed as TGT on contract basis) in COPC No.181/2026 in CWP No.14559/2025, titled as Dharam Deva vs. State of H.P., are allowed higher pay scale of Rs.41600/- after two years of regular 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2 ( 2026:HHC:11884 ) services subject to final outcome of LPA filed in CWP No.4830/2023. 2. Therefore, in view of the above, no further order is required to be passed in the present contempt petition and accordingly, the same is closed and disposed of. ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge April 17, 2026 (reena)