1 ( 2026:HHC:15379 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No.279 of 2026 Date of Decision: 08.05.2026 ___________________________________________________ Krishan Lal ....Petitioner Versus Rakesh Kanwar …Respondent ___________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge Whether approved for reporting?1 ________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr.Gurmeet Bhardwaj, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. B.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General. ________________________________________________ Sushil Kukreja, Judge (Oral) Learned Additional Advocate General has placed on record copy of office order dated 18.04.2026, wherein it has been stated as under:- “ ….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, titled as Inder Singh and any other Legal remedies.” 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 ( 2026:HHC:15379 ) 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that in view of the office order dated 18.04.2026, 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 ) May 08, 2026 Judge (V. Himalvi)