The High Court dismissed the appeal as infructuous because the contempt proceedings sought to be challenged had already been dropped by the court below.
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2024:HHC:11218
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA LPA No.365 of 2024 Decided on: 12.11.2024
Principal Secretary(Education) to the Govt. of H.P. & another ...Appellant Versus Manju Minhas ...Respondent
Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Acting Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge Whether approved for reporting? No. For the appellant: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Gobind Korla, Additional Advocate General. For the respondent: None.
Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Acting Chief Justice (Oral) CMP(M) No.464 of 2024
For the reasons stated in the application, the same is
allowed and the delay of 172 days that has crept up in filing the appeal is ordered to be condoned. The application stands disposed of. Appeal be registered.
LPA No.365 of 2024
proceedings, which were ordered to be initiated by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 28th June, 2023 in COPC No.436 of 2022. Now that the contempt proceedings had been dropped vide
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order dated 8th August, 2024, as represented by the learned Additional Advocate General, the instant appeal has been rendered
infructuous. Dismissed as such.
of.
( Tarlok Singh Chauhan ) Acting Chief Justice
( Satyen Vaidya ) Judge
November 12, 2024 (vt)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appeal against contempt proceedings is maintainable after the proceedings were dropped?
Principal Secretary(Education) to the Govt. of H.P. & another
Manju Minhas
Tarlok Singh Chauhan
Satyen Vaidya
As recorded by the court registry
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