Beli Ram v. Kamlesh Kumar Pant and Ors.

Himachal Pradesh HC8 Dec 2025COPC/1295/2025

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COPC 1295 of 2025; contempt for non-compliance of direction in CWP 10913 of 2025 (judgment dt. 09.07.2025) to decide representation in light of Sunder Singh CA 6309/2017, Balo Devi CA 4792/2022, Roop Lal LPA 196/2022; Additional Advocate General assured compliance within two weeks; petition closed, two-week compliance direction, liberty to revive on failure, notice discharged; Single Bench: Sandeep Sharma, J.; decided 08.12.2025.

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Contempt petition closed; respondents directed to comply with the judgment dated 09.07.2025 within two weeks, failing which contempt would aggravate and the petitioner may seek revival of the petition; notice discharged. ¶¶13

Beli Ram Vs Kamlesh Kumar Pant and Ors. — Himachal Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

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COPC No.1295 of 2025 Date of Decision: 08.12.2025

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_____________________________________________________________________ Beli Ram ……...Petitioner Versus Sh. Kamlesh Kumar Pant & Ors. …....Respondents pondents ondents Coram

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……...Petitioner Versus …....Respondents pondents ondents

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

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For the Petitioner: Mr. Rahul Singh, Jagota, proxy counsel vice Mr. Vikas Rathore, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for the respondents-State. Mr. Tara Chand Chauhan, Advocate, for respondent No.4.

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Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

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By way of instant Contempt Petition, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their having willfully and intentionally disobeyed the directions contained in the order/judgment dated 09.07.2025, rendered in CWP No.10913 of 2025, titled as Beli Ram Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. , whereby this Court, while disposing of the writ petition filed by the petitioner, directed the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner within four weeks in the light of judgments passed by Hon’ble Apex

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Court in Civil Appeal No. 6309 of 2017 titled Sunder Singh Vs. State

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of Himachal Pradesh & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 4792 of 2022 titled Balo Devi Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. a nd LPA No. 196 of 2022 titled as Roop Lal Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. . Since despite there being aforesaid direction, no steps, whatsoever, came to be taken at the behest of the respondents for doing the needful, petitioners have approached this Court in the instant proceedings.

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Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, while accepting notice on behalf of the respondents, states that though he has every reason to believe and presume that by now, judgment, alleged to have been violated, must have been complied with in its totality, but if not, same would be positively complied with within a period of two weeks from today.

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Consequently, in view of the fair stand adopted by learned Additional Advocate General, this Court sees no reason to keep the present petition alive and accordingly, same is closed. However, respondents are directed to do the needful in terms of judgment, alleged to have been violated within a period of two weeks from today, failing which, they would aggravate the contempt and petitioners would be at liberty to get the present petition revived so that

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appropriate action in accordance with law is taken against the erring

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officials. Notice issued to the respondents is discharged.

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December 08, 2025 (Sunil)

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(Sandeep Sharma), Judge

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