IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. COPC No. 258 of 2010. Decided on: 11.7.2011. __________________________________________________________ Balsevika & Craft Teacher Sangh. … Petitioner. Versus Sarojni Thakur & another. … Respondents. __________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. M.L. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy.AG. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral). The petitioner alleges contempt in not having complied with the order dated 19.07.2010. In that order this Court directed that the eligible salary due to the teachers should be disbursed within a month and if not the delay would be visited with the sanction of interest @ 10% and that the officers responsible for the delay would be personally responsible for the same. We are informed that the practice and procedure before this Court permits the execution of such orders. Be that as it may. The order, being a self working order, non-compliance will not visit the officer concerned with contempt of Court, since it cannot be said that there is any contumacious conduct in having willfully and deliberately violated the order. Since the sanction of interest itself is the order and the order being a self working order, the remedy of the petitioner, if he is still aggrieved, is to go for the execution of the order. Without prejudice to such remedy, the COPC is dismissed, discharging the notices. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. (Justice V.K. Sharma) July 11, 2011. Judge. (cr/virender) 2