IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC No. 187 of 2011 Decided on: 29.09.2011 Virendra Kumar …Petitioner. Versus Vijay Shanker & others …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner: In person. For the respondents: Ms. Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Advocate, for respondent No. 1. Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral) The petitioner, by means of this petition, alleges that the respondents have not complied with the directions issued by this Court vide its judgment dated 18th April, 2011. 2. Reply has been filed by respondent No. 1. All the three respondents have been arrayed in their personal capacity. In the reply, it has been stated that Shri P.K. Dass, respondent No. 2, was repatriated from National Highways Authority (NHAI) on 08.08.2010. Respondent No. 3, Shri K.S. Money, had left NHAI on 15.01.2010 and respondent No. 1, Shri Vijay Shanker, had ceased to exercise the powers of the Central Public Information Officer of NHAI from 18.08.2009. 1 Whether the reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes. -: 2 :- 3. The directions by this Court were given to the Central Public Information Officer-cum-G.M. (Coord), National Highways Authority of India; Public Information Officer-cum-G.M.(Tech), National Highways Authority of India and the Appellate Authority- cum-G.M.(Coord), National Highways Authority of India. It is only the persons holding those posts at the time when the order was passed on 18.04.2011 who could have been held responsible, if at all, for contempt. The persons, who were not holding such charge, cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be held guilty of not complying with the directions issued by this Court and therefore, the notice is discharged. 4. Petition is disposed of accordingly. (Deepak Gupta) Judge September 29, 2011 (rajni)