Shimla, Aug. 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has pulled up a contractor for the prolonged delay in completing the Community Health Centre (CHC) building at Kupvi in Shimla district's Chopal Tehsil, and has directed that the project be completed within two months, failing which the contract will be terminated.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma passed the order while hearing Pradeep Kumar vs State of HP and others (CWPIL No. 7 of 2025). The court noted that the contract, originally awarded on February 2, 2018, was scheduled for completion by February 17, 2020. However, despite the lapse of more than five years, the construction remains incomplete.

As per records submitted by the State...