The High Court dismissed the writ petition invoking Certiorari and Mandamus regarding the Chhor hydro project as it was rendered infructuous following the cancellation of the project allotment in a separate pending petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
CWP No. 10885 of 2011
Date of decision: 11.09. 2017
Water Millers Power Company Pvt. Ltd. ...Petitioner
Versus
State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondents
Coram
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge.
Whether approved for reporting?1 No.
For the petitioner : Mr. Sunil Mohan Goel, Advocate.
For the respondents : Ms. Meenakshi Sharma, Addl. A.G. with Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma, Dy. A.G. for respondents No. 1, 3 and 4.
Mr. Vijay Arora, Advocate, for respondent No. 2.
Mr. G.D. Verma, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. B.C. Verma, Advocate, for respondents No. 5 to 12.
Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (Oral)
This writ petition has been filed for the following
substantive prayers:-
“a) This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Certiorari quashing letter dated 8.11.2011 issued by respondent No. 2 Annexure P-6 and letter dated 18.11.2011 Annexure P-7 issued by respondent No. 4 directing the petitioner company to stop
Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?yes.
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construction activity of Chhor 1 MW Small Hydro Project on Chhor Nallah in Tehsil Manali, District Kullu.
b) This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus directing respondents No. 1 to 4 to allow the petitioner Company to continue with construction of Chhor 1 MW Small Hydro Project on Chhor Nallah in Tehsil Manali, District Kullu strictly as per the Implementation Agreement and take all the effective steps and provide adequate security cover at the project site of the petitioner company to safeguard the life and property of the officers and workers of the petitioner Company as well as that of petitioner Company and to ensure that miscreants are not able to cause any harm to the life and property of the officers and workers of the petitioner Company as well as that of petitioner Company and to ensure that working atmosphere at the project site is maintained.”
been rendered infructuous, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.
September 11, 2017 (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) (Sanjeev) Judge
Water Millers Power Company Pvt. Ltd.
State of H.P.
Tarlok Singh Chauhan
As recorded by the court registry
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