REPORTABLE/NON-REPORTABLE IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA ON THE 11^th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN &

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATYEN VAIDYA CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 5981 OF 2021 Between:-

SH. AMIT KUMAR SETH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, SON OF SH. JATINDER KUMAR SETH, RUBY ELECTRIC WORKS AKHARA BAZAR, KULLU (H.P.)

….PETITIONER (BY SH. SUMEET RAJ SHARMA, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (PWD)

TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-2.

2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, 6^th HPPWD, KULLU.

3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CHENAB VALLEY DIVISION, HPPWD, UDAIPUR DISTRICT LAHAUL AND SPITI (H.P.)

4. SH. CHARAN DASS S/O SH. SUKHDEV R/O SHISHAMATI, P.O. DHALPUR, DISTRICT KULLU- 175101 ..RESPONDENTS (MR. R.S. DOGRA, SR. ADDL. A.G WITH MR. SHIV PAL MANHANS, MR. HEMANSHU MISRA, MR. VINOD THAKUR, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERALS AND MR. BHUPINDER THAKUR, DEPUTY ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR R-1 TO R-3 MR. B.C. NEGI, SENIOR ADVOCATE WITH MR.

NITIN THAKUR, ADVOCATE FOR R-4)

Reserved on: 08.11.2021 Decided on : 11.11.2021 ________________________________________________________________________

This petition coming on for orders this day, Ho