The Renukaji Dam Project and Another Vs Kalyan Singh and Others — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

The Renukaji Dam Project and Another Vs Kalyan Singh and Others — Himachal Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Both CMPs allowed: (i) successors of deceased respondent No. 1 impleaded as respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b); (ii) award amount with up-to-date interest lying in the Registry ordered to be released to respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b) as per their respective shares, after proper verification and identification, by remittance to their bank accounts given in para-5 of the application.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicants, claiming to be successors of deceased respondent No. 1 (Kalyan Singh) under a registered Will, should be impleaded as respondents in the pending appeal. +1 more

Court's answer

CMP No. 30168/2025 under Order 1, Rule 10 CPC is allowed; the applicants, being successors of deceased respondent No. 1, are ordered to be impleaded as parties to the appeal and shall figure as respondent No. 1(a) and 1(b) in the array of respondents.

Ratio / Principle

CMP No. 30171/2025 under Section 151 CPC is allowed; the amount lying deposited in the Registry of this Court, alongwith up-to-date interest, is ordered to be released in favour of applicants/respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b) as per their respective shares, after proper verification and identification, by remitting the same to their bank accounts disclosed in para-5 of the application.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

In CMPs No. 30168 & 30171/2025 in RFA No. 137/2018 (Renukaji Dam Project & Anr. v. Kalyan Singh (deceased) through LRs & Ors.), decided on 04.05.2026 by Sushil Kukreja, Judge: (i) CMP No. 30168/2025 under Order 1, Rule 10 CPC, filed by the successors of deceased respondent No. 1 (Kalyan Singh, expired 26.10.2023) on the basis of a registered Will dated 17.11.2022 (Deed No. 68/2022), supported by affidavits, death certificate, legal heirs certificate and copy of Will, was allowed and the applicants were ordered to be impleaded, to figure as respondent No. 1(a) and 1(b). (ii) CMP No. 30171/2025 under Section 151 CPC seeking release of the award amount with up-to-date interest lying deposited in the Registry was allowed, the non-applicants/appellants having no objection since the award had attained finality and no appeal had been preferred against this Court's judgment; the deposit was ordered to be released to respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b) as per their respective shares, after proper verification and identification, by remitting it to the bank accounts disclosed in para-5 of the application. Respondent No. 13 was ex parte.

Renukaji Dam Project & Anr. Vs. Kalyan Singh (deceased) through LRs & Ors.

CMPs No. 30168 & 30171/2025 in RFA

No. 137/2018

04.05.2026 Present: Mr. Yashveer Singh Rathore and Mr. Digvinay Singh Kanwar, Advocates, for the non-applicants/appellants.

Mr. Vaibhav Kanwar, Advocate, for proposed LRs No. 1(i) to 1(v) and respondents No. 2 to 12, 16, 17 & 19 to 21.

Respondent No. 13 ex parte.

Mr. Raj Kumar Negi, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No. 23/State.

CMP No. 30168/2025

The present application under Order 1, Rule 10 CPC has been filed by the applicants for their impleadment as respondents, being successors of deceased respondent No. 1. As per the applicants, respondent No. 1, Kalyan Singh has expired on 26.10.2023 and during his life time, he has executed a registered Will dated 17.11.2022, Deed No. 68/2022 in their favour. The application is duly supported by the affidavits of both the applicants, death certificate of the deceased, legal heirs certificate as well as copy of Will.

Having regard to the averments made in the application, which is duly supported by the affidavits of both the applicants, the same is allowed and the applicants, being successors of deceased respondent No.

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1, are ordered to be impleaded as party in the present appeal and shall figure as respondent No. 1(a) and 1(b) in the array of respondents.

The application stands disposed of.

CMP No. 30171/2025

The present application under Section 151 of CPC has been filed on behalf of applicants/respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b), for release of the award amount, alongwith up-to-date interest, lying deposited in the Registry of this Court. The application is duly supported by the affidavits of both the applicants.

No reply to the application has been filed and learned counsel for the non-applicants/appellants submitted that he has no objection in case the prayer made in the application is allowed, as the award has attained finality and no appeal has been preferred against the judgment passed by this Court.

Heard. Having regard to the averments made in the application, which is duly supported by the affidavits of both the applicants, coupled with the fact that the award has attained finality, as till date, no appeal has been preferred against the judgment passed by this

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Court, the same is allowed and the amount lying deposited in the Registry of this Court, alongwith up-todate interest, is ordered to be released in favour of applicants/respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b), as per their respective shares, after proper verification and identification, by remitting the same to their bank accounts, details whereof have been given in para-5 of the application.

The application stands disposed of.

( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge

4^th May, 2026 (raman)