COPC/1712/2026 on 27 October 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

COPC No.1712 of 2026

Date of Decision: 27.10.2026 _____________________________________________________________________ Sunita Devi and Anr.

……...Petitioners Versus Rakesh Kanwar and Anr.

…....Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioners: Mr. Rocky and Sourav Sharma, Advocates.

For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. ___________________________________________________________________________

Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

By way of present contempt petition, prayer has been made by the petitioners for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having willfully and intentionally disobeyed the directions contained in order/judgment dated 24.6.2026, passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No.9659 of 2026, titled as Sunita Devi and Anr. v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr., whereby afore petition came to be disposed of with a direction to respondents/competent authority to consider and decide representations of the petitioners within a period of twelve weeks. Since no action, whatsoever, came to be taken at High Court of H.P. ::: Downloaded on - 28/10/2026 16:28:02 :::CIS

2 the behest of the respondents pursuant to aforesaid direction, petitioners have approached this Court in the instant proceedings.

2. Mr. Ravi Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General states that though he has every reason to presume and believe that by now, order/judgment sought to be executed, must have been complied with in its totality, but if not, same would be definitely complied with within a period of two weeks from today.

3. Consequently, in view of the fair stand adopted by learned Deputy Advocate General, this Court sees no reason to keep present petition alive and accordingly, same is disposed of with direction to the respondents to do the needful in terms of judgment alleged to have been violated within a period of two weeks, failing which petitioners would be at liberty to get the present petition revived so that appropriate action in accordance with law is taken against the erring officials.

October 27, 2026

(Sandeep Sharma), (manjit)

Judge High Court of H.P. ::: Downloaded on - 28/10/2026 16:28:02 :::CIS