Dharmendra Verma v. Shri Him Shikhar Gupta
Case brief
What is this about?
Common order dated 20/04/2026 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:17957; Parth Prateem Sahu, J., single bench) disposing of three contempt petitions — CONT No. 265 of 2026 (Chandresh Bhoi), CONT No. 266 of 2026 (Dharmendra Verma) and CONT No. 267 of 2026 (Rajendra Verma) — against Shri Him Shikhar Gupta, Secretary, Jail Department, State of Chhattisgarh. Counsel for the respondent reported compliance of the order under contempt; petitioner's counsel did not dispute it; the contempt proceeding was dropped, the notice discharged and the petitions closed. No statute or precedent was cited or discussed. Document bears a NAFR marking.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceeding dropped; contempt notice discharged; the contempt petitions are closed. ¶¶32