Himachal Pradesh High CourtMahantu Ram vs Rakesh Gupta on 24 June, 2020Bench: Sandeep SharmaIN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.\n                                                             COPC(T) No. 112 of 2020\n                                       Decided on: June 24, 2020\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                .\n    _______________________________________________________________\n\n\n\n\n\n    Mahantu Ram                                   ...........Petitioner\n                                                    Versus\n    Rakesh Gupta                                     ....Respondent\n\n\n\n\n\n    _______________________________________________________________\n    Coram:\n    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.\n    Whether approved for reporting? 1No.\n\n\n\n\n\n    For the Petitioner                     :      Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate,\n                                                  through video-conferencing.\n\n    For the Respondent                     :\n                                  Mr. Sudhir Bhatnagar, Additional\n                                  Advocate General with Mr. Kunal\n                        r         Thakur,      Deputy     Advocate\n\n                                  General,      through      video-\n                                  conferencing.\n    _______________________________________________________________\n    Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral):By way of present petition filed underS. 17of the\n\n\n\n    Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 read with S.12 of the\n\n    Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, prayer has been made on behalf\n\n\n\n\n    of the petitioner to initiate contempt proceedings against the\n\n\n\n\n\n    respondent for willful and deliberate disobedience of order dated\n\n    22.4.2015             passed         by       erstwhile         Himachal            Pradesh\n\n\n\n\n\n    Administrative Tribunal in OA No. 550 of 2015 titled Mahantu\n\n    Ram vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others.2.         Careful perusal of the order dated 22.4.2015 (Annexure\n\n    C-1) reveals that erstwhile Himachal Pradesh Administrative\n\n    Tribunal having taken note of the submission made by learned1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?::: Downloaded on - 24/06/2020 20:21:49 :::HCHP2counsel for the petitioner that his case is squarely covered by\n\n    judgment dated 28.7.2010 rendered by this Court in CWP No.\n\n\n\n\n                                                             .2735 of 2010, titledRakesh Kumar vs. State of H.P. and Ors,\n\n\n\n\n\n    directed the respondent to grant benefit of aforesaid judgment to\n\n    the petitioner, in case, on verification,       he is found to be\n\n\n\n\n\n    similarly situate person, within three months from the date of\n\n    production of a certified copy of the order by the petitioner.3.    Learned Additional Advocate General states that though\n\n    he has every reason to believe that by now judgment/order\n\n    dated 22.4.2015 must have been complied with by the\n\n    respondent, but if not, same would be complied within a period\n\n    of four weeks from today.4.    Having taken note of the fair stand adopted byLand\n\n\n    Acquisition Act, this Court sees no reason to keep the present\n\n    proceedings alive and same are disposed of with a direction to\n\n\n\n\n    the respondent to do the needful, if not already done, in terms\n\n\n\n\n\n    of order dated 22.4.2015, within a period of four weeks from\n\n    today. Needless to say, petitioner shall be at liberty to get the\n\n\n\n\n\n    contempt petition revived, in case, respondent fails to comply\n\n    with the order in question. Notice issued to the respondent is\n\n    discharged.(Sandeep Sharma)\n                                                    Judge\n     June 24, 2020\n        (vikrant)::: Downloaded on - 24/06/2020 20:21:49 :::HCHP