( 2026:HHC:13396 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Contempt Petition No.242 of 2026 Date of decision: 24.04.2026 Naveen Kumar Bimal ….Petitioner Versus Dr. Gopal Beri ….Respondent Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Ms. Anita Devi, Advocate. For the Respondent: Mr. Ankush Thakur, Deputy Advocate General. Sushil Kukreja, Judge(Oral): Learned Deputy Advocate General, has placed on record communication dated 09.04.2026 along with Office Order of even date, wherein, it has been stated that pursuant to the directions passed by this Court vide order/judgment dated 22.11.2025 in CWP No.17997/2025 as well as directions/decision conveyed by the Government on the issue from time to time, the petitioner has been allowed the benefit of higher pay stage in the concerned level of pay matrix i.e. Rs. 37,600/- vide office order dated 09.04.2026. 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 24, 2026 (reena) 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2