Advocates:
['ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA', '', 'GAURAV TRIPATHI', 'C S C', '', 'J S PANDEY']

Court No. - 18

Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16115 of 2013

Petitioner :- M/S Torrent Power Ltd.

Respondent :- The State Of U.P. Thru Secy. And Others

Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Srivastava

Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,J.S. Pandey

Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari,J.

Ms. Aanshi Dubey, Advocate holding brief of Sri Gaurav

Tripathi, Advocate informed that Sri Ashutosh Srivastava,

learned counsel for the petitioner (as then His Lordship

was) has been elevated to the Bench of this Court. He has

put in appearance on behalf of petitioner and filed his

vakalatnama today, which is taken on record.

Heard Ms. Aanshi Dubey, Advocate holding brief of Sri

Gaurav Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

Standing Counsel for State- respondent no. 1 and Sri J.S.

Pandey learned counsel for the respondent no. 3.

By way of present petition, petitioner is assailing the order

dated 28.02.2013 only on the ground that Permanent Lok

Adalat has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter and

Permanent Lok Adalat is confined to conciliation and

settlement only. In case of failure of settlement, Permanent

Lok Adalat could not proceed to decide the matter on

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