1 ( 2026:HHC:11818 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.267 of 2026 Date of Decision: 16.04.2026 ___________________________________________________ Sudershan Singh ....Petitioner Versus Rakesh Kanwar & ors. …Respondents ___________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 ________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Ms. Anamika Kohli, Advocate, vice Mr. Ganesh Barowalia, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Additional Advocate General. ________________________________________________ Sushil Kukreja, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Manoj Chauhan, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. He has placed on record copy of office order dated 10.04.2026, wherein it has been stated as under:- “The Principal of concerned school where the petitioner is presently working is hereby directed to fix the pay of the petitioner or the period they served on contract basis (TGTs) at the (60%) minimum of revised pay scale band + Grade pay (60%) alongwith such hike to which they are entitled to in terms of revised notification from 01.01.2016 to till their 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 ( 2026:HHC:11818 ) regularization subject to final outcome of LPA being filed by State and other legal remedies.” 2. Learned vice counsel for the petitioner states that in view of the office order dated 10.04.2026, she does not want to press this contempt petition. 3. In view of the above, no further order is required to be passed in the present petition and the matter is closed. Consequently, the contempt petition is dismissed as not pressed. Notice discharged. ( Sushil Kukreja ) April 16, 2026 Judge (V. Himalvi)