IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA COPC (T) Nos. 18, 48, 65, 73, 74, 79, 80 & 27 of 2008 Decided on: 28th September, 2010 1. COPC No. 18 of 2008 Raj Kumar Pathania Versus G.B. Mathur and ors. Mr. Rajnish Maniktala, counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Vishal Panwar, counsel for respondent No. 1. Mr. J.K.Verma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 2 & 3. 2. COPC No. 48 of 2008 Bal Singh Chauhan Versus Rajinder Singh Mr. P.P.Chauhan, counsel for the petitioner. Ms. Sunita Sharma, counsel for the respondents. 3. COPC No. 65 of 2008 Prabhu Ram Versus State of H.P. and ors. Mr. Ranjan Sharma, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. J.K.Verma,Dy. Advocate General, for the State. 4. COPC No. 73 of 2008 Puran Chand Versus H.R.T.C. Mr. Madan Thakur, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Adarsh Sharma, counsel for the respondent. 5. COPC No. 74 of 2008 Mehar Chand Versus Bhim Sain Mr. Ranjan Sharma, counsel for the petitioner 6. COPC No. 79 of 2008 Munshi Ram Versus State of H.P. and anr. Mr. Dalip Sharma, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. J.K.Verma,Dy. Advocate General, for the State. 7. COPC No. 80 of 2008 Pardeep Kumar Versus Daljit Singh Dogra Mr. Ranjan Sharma, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Sood, counsel for respondent No. 1. 8. COPC No. 27 of 2008 Prem Singh Versus Smt. Sarita Parsad Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge __________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) COPC(T) No. 18 of 2008 was filed in the year 1995, COPC(T) No. 27 of 2008 was filed in the year 1998, COPC(T) No. 48 of 2008 was filed in the year 1999, COPC(T) No. 65 of 2008 was filed in the year 1998, COPC(T) No. 73 of 2008 was filed in the year 2001, COPC(T) No. 74 of 2008 was filed in the year 1998, COPC(T) No. 79 of 2008 was filed in the year 2004 and COPC(T) No. 80 of 2008 was filed in the year 2005. 2. On going through the records and in view of the intervening developments, we do not find any contumacious conduct on the part of the respondents. Therefore, the contempt petitions are dismissed. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice ( Justice Kuldip Singh ), September 28, 2010(K) Judge