Petitioner challenged withdrawal of electricity duty concessions granted under the Himachal Pradesh Industrial Investment Policy, 2019. The State issued an amending notification restoring such benefits for the admissible period, rendering the petition infructuous; the Court disposed of it accordingly.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Civil Writ Petition No.7228 of 2024 Date of Decision: 03.12.2024
M/s Athens Life Sciences ……...Petitioner
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Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited and Others …....Respondents
Coram
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?
For the Petitioner: Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Ms. Sunita Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Dhananjay Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1.
Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C. Verma, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for State.
Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)
While placing on record communication dated 14.08.2024 issued under the signatures of Director Industries, Himachal Pradesh, learned Additional Advocate General states that on account of issuance of Notification dated 22.02.2024, whereby impugned Notification dated 01.09.2023 has been amended, present petition has been rendered infructuous.
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Notification dated 01.09.2023 has been amended to the extent that the industries, which were granted benefits/concessions in electricity duty under the Himachal Pradesh Industrial Investment Policy, 2019, shall continue to avail the same under the said policy for admissible period.
Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
December 03, 2024. Rajeev Raturi
(Sandeep Sharma),
Judge
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition survived after the State amended the notification withdrawing electricity duty concessions under the Industrial Investment Policy, 2019.
M/s Athens Life Sciences
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited
Sandeep Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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