1 ( 2026:HHC:12222 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.285 of 2026 Date of Decision: 20.04.2026 ___________________________________________________ Ajay Kumar & others ....Petitioners Versus Dr. Abhishek Jain & others …Respondents ___________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 ________________________________________________ For the petitioners : Mr. Bhupinder Thakur, 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 08.04.2026, wherein it has been stated as under:- “ In compliance to the Hon’ble High Court order and as per Govt. letter dated 30.12.2025, the petitioner (who are initially appointed as TGT on contract basis) in above said COPC/CWP are allowed higher pay scale of 41600/- after the two years of regular service subject to final outcome of LPA filed in CWP No.4830/2023….” 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 ( 2026:HHC:12222 ) 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that in view of the office order dated 08.04.2026, he 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 20, 2026 Judge (V. Himalvi)