Himachal Pradesh High Court
COPC/1644/2026 on 13 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADSH AT SHIMLA
COPC No. 1644 of 2026 Decided on: 13.10.2026 _______________________________________________________________
Rajesh Thakur
....Petitioner Versus
Dr. Nipun Jindal
….. Contemnors
Coram :
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting?
For the petitioner : Mr. Bhanu Verma, Advocate.
For the respondents : Mr. Rahul Gathania, Advocate.
Ranjan Sharma, Judge
Petitioner has come up before this Court alleging willful and intentional disobedience of the order/judgment dated 01.07.2026 [Annexure P-1], passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP No. 10170 of 2026, titled as Rajesh Thakur Vs. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others. The Operative part of the order/judgment reads as under:
2. “The limited grievance of the petitioner herein is that in terms of Annexure P-1, an amount of Rs.4.23,746/- has been identified as arrears of increments payable to the petitioner by Regional Manager HRTC Rampur, yet, till date, the said amount has
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not been released in favour of the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner has approached this Court with the prayer that the amount be released in favour of the petitioner forthwith.
“3. In light of the prayer made in the writ petition, this petition is disposed of with the direction that if the petitioner is legally entitled to the said amount as stands determined by way of Annexure P-1, then, the same be positively be released in his favour on or before 31.09.2026. In case, the amount is paid either in installments or in lump sum on or before the said date, then, no interest shall be payable by the Corporation, but, in case, the Corporation fails to do the needful by 30.09.2026, then, the said amount shall also entail simple interest @6% per annum as from the date of this judgment.”
2. Heard.
3. Notice. Mr. Rahul Gathania, Learned Counsel, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the Respondents.
4. Though the claim of the petitioner was for an amount of Rs. 4,23,746/- on account of arrears of increments due to him, but Learned Counsel for the Respondent Corporation submits that amount of Rs.
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2,21,861/- is the only “legally entitled amount due to the petitioner” and this amount stands released to the petitioner also.
5. Considering the above facts, this Court is of the considered view, that there is neither any wilful nor any intentional disobedience of the orders/judgment dated 01.07.2026 [Annexure P-1] passed by this Court.
6. Faced with the above situation, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, as prayed, is granted liberty to seek appropriate remedy hereinafter, in accordance with law, to assert and establish, a claim for surviving grievance(s), if any.
7. In aforesaid terms, instant petition and all the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.
(Ranjan Sharma)
Judge
October 13, 2026 (Anita)