IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA ON THE 3^rd DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.

BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN & o HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER BHUSAN BAROWALIA CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.5130 of 2022.

Between:-

MAHINDER KUMAR, SON OF SH. JAI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KANGU, TEHSIL SUNDER NAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, H.P.

…..PETITIONER.

(BY SH. R.K. BANSAL, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. STATE OF H.P. THROUGH SECRETARY (POWER) TO THE GOVT. OF H.P.

2. HIMACHAL PRADESH POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED SHIMLA, NEAR SHIMLA BYPASS, OLD MLA QUARTERS, TUTIKANDI, PANJRI, H.P. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, HIMACHAL PRADESH POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED, SUNDER NAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, H.P.

…...RESPONDENTS.

(SH. ASHOK SHARMA, ADVOCATE GENERAL WITH SH. RAJINDER DOGRA, SENIOR ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL, SH. VINOD THAKUR, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL, SH. BHUPINDER THAKUR, DEPUTY ADVOCATE GENERAL AND SH. RAJAT CHAUHAN, LAW OFFICER, FOR RESPONDENT-1)

(SH. DINESH BHANOT, ADVOCATE, FOR RESPONDENTS-2 AND 3)

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This petitionr coming on for admission before notice this day, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, passed t