Jeewan Lal v. Rakesh Kanwar

Himachal Pradesh HC19 May 2026COPC/369/2026

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What is this about?

Jeewan Lal v Rakesh Kanwar; COPC No.369 of 2026; (2026:HHC:18144); High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; Justice Sushil Kukreja; contempt petition disposed of; notice discharged; office order dated 19.03.2026; pay scale Rs.5480-8925 w.e.f. 01.04.1999; release of monetary benefits strictly as per decision of Hon'ble High Court and finance Department instructions; liberty reserved to revive contempt petition on non-compliance with judgment under reference; Raj Thakur Advocate for petitioner; B.N. Sharma Additional Advocate General for respondent.

What did the court decide?

No fresh substantive order passed; the contempt petition was disposed of and the notice discharged, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to revive the contempt petition if the judgment under reference is not complied with in its letter and spirit. ¶¶14

Jeewan Lal Vs Rakesh Kanwar — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether any further order was required to be passed in the contempt petition seeking compliance with the judgment under reference, in view of the office order dated 19.03.2026 recording grant of pay scale to the petitioner and direction to release monetary benefits strictly as per the decision of the Hon'ble High Court and Finance Department instructions.

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Court's answer

In view of the office order dated 19.03.2026 — recording that the petitioner had been granted the pay scale of Rs.5480-8925 w.e.f. 01.04.1999 and that monetary benefits were to be released strictly as per the decision of the Hon'ble High Court and Finance Department instructions — no further order was required to be passed in the present contempt petition.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court disposed of the present contempt petition accordingly.

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Key takeaways

The notice issued in the contempt petition was discharged.ratio¶¶15
Liberty was reserved to the petitioner to revive the contempt petition if the judgment under reference is not complied with in its letter and spirit.ratio¶¶16

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High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (Sushil Kukreja, Judge, oral order), COPC No.369 of 2026, decided 19.05.2026 — Contempt petition, Jeewan Lal v. Rakesh Kanwar. The learned Additional Advocate General for the respondent placed on record office order dated 19.03.2026, whereby the petitioner had been granted the pay scale of Rs.5480-8925 w.e.f. 01.04.1999 and monetary benefits were directed to be released strictly as per the decision of the Hon'ble High Court and the instructions issued by the finance Department. Holding that, in view of that order, no further order was required, the Court disposed of the contempt petition and discharged the notice, while expressly reserving liberty to the petitioner to revive the contempt petition if the judgment under reference is not complied with in its letter and spirit.

Jeewan Lal v. Rakesh Kanwar

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