IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. COPC No. 501 of 2011-I Decided on: 29th December, 2011. 1. Lohit Kumar Sharma, son of Mahesh Kumar Sharma, village Suki Johri, P.O. Dharampur, Tehsil Kasauli, District Solan, H.P. 2. Meena Kumari, d/o Dina Nath, village & P.O. Dhiala, Tehsil Indora, District Kangra, H.P. 3. Anita Kumari, d/o Baldev Singh, Village Ser, P.O. Dhaned, Tehsil and District Hamirpur, H.P. 4. Neelam Kumari, w/o Sanjay Kumar Dhiman, Vill. Batrahan, P.O. Bari, Tehsil Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P. 5. Jyoti Bala, d/o Karam Chand, Vill. Neri, P.O. Khaggal, Tehsil and District Hamirpur, H.P. 6. Monica, d/o Ramesh Chand, VPO Balota, Tehsil Palampur, District Kangra, H.P. 7. Visheshtha Pradhan of Onkar Singh Pradhan, Village Chilgari, P.O. Dharamsala, The. & Distt. Kangra, H.P. 8. Seema Devi, w/o Arvind Kumar, r/o Vill. Manjhot, P.O. Brahmpukar, District Bilaspur, H.P. 9. Shalini Sharma, w/o Pankaj Sharma, VPO Saloh, Tehsil & District Una, H.P. 10. Shivani Sharma, d/o Sudershan Kumar, House No. 180 (B), Middle Shamnagar, Dharamsala, District Kangra, H.P. ..Petitioners Versus 1. Shri K. Sanjay Murthy, Principal Secretary (Education) to the Government of H.P., Shimla. 2. Sh. Rajiv Sharma, Director (Elementary Education), Government of H.P., Shimla. ..Respondents __________________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan. Sud, Judge. For the Petitioners : Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate 2 For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Ankush Sood, Additional Advocate General ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) In view of the intervening developments, it is submitted that there is no contempt. However, the learned Additional Advocate General has also tendered apology on behalf of the respondents for the delay. The COPC is hence dismissed. Rule discharged. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice December 29, 2011 (K) (Justice Dev Darshan Sud), Judge. 3