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 and disposed of: (i) applicants impleaded as respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b) in the appeal; (ii) award amount lying deposited in the Registry, with up-to-date interest, ordered released to respondents No. 1(a) & 1(b) in their respective shares after proper verification and identification, by remittance to their bank accounts disclosed in para-5 of the application.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicants, being successors of deceased respondent No. 1, are entitled to be impleaded as respondents in RFA No. 137/2018. +1 more

Court's answer

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

Ratio / Principle

CMP No. 30171/2025 is allowed; the amount lying deposited in the Registry of the 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 whose details were given in para-5 of the application.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CMP No. 30168/2025 (Order 1, Rule 10 CPC) and CMP No. 30171/2025 (Section 151 CPC) in RFA No. 137/2018 (Renukaji Dam Project & Anr. v. Kalyan Singh (deceased) through LRs & Ors.) disposed of by allowing both applications. On the basis of the applicants' affidavits, death certificate, legal heirs certificate and a registered Will dated 17.11.2022 (Deed No. 68/2022), the applicants — successors of deceased respondent No. 1, Kalyan Singh (expired 26.10.2023) — were impleaded as respondents No. 1(a) and 1(b). As the award had attained finality (no appeal having been preferred against the judgment passed by the Court) and the non-applicants/appellants raised no objection, the award amount lying deposited in the Registry, alongwith up-to-date interest, was ordered to be released to 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. 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)