( 2026:HHC:2729 )

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH,

SHIMLA

LPA No. 492 of 2024 Reserved on 25.11.2025

Pronounced on: 09.01.2026

Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board Ltd. .....Appellant.

Versus

Kundan Hydro (Luni) Pvt. Ltd. & another …..Respondents.

Coram:

The Hon'ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice.

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? Yes.

For the Appellant : Mr. Anand K. Ganesan, Advocate

(through V.C.) with Mr. Shivom Vashista and Ms. Shivani Verma,

Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Prithu Garg and Mr. Vaibhav

Chauhan, Advocates, for respondent

No.1.

Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, Additional Advocate General, for respondent

No.2-State.

G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice.

Challenge by the appellant-Himachal Pradesh

State Electricity Board Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the appellant-Board’) in the instant Letters Patent Appeal, is to the judgment dated 10.09.2024, rendered by the learned

Single Judge in CWP No.7177 of 2024, titled Kundan Hydro (Luni) Private Limited vs. State of Himachal Pradesh through its Addl. Chief Secretary (MPP & Power) & anr., whereby the writ petition filed by the petitioner-Kundan Hydro (Luni) Privafte Ltd-respondent No.1