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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SHEEL NAGU, SANJIV BERRY
Hind Samachar Limited – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SHEEL NAGU, CJ.
1. This petition invoking writ as well as supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, prays for following relief:
(i) Quash the disconnection order dated 14.01.2026 (Annexure P-8) issued by respondent No.3.
(ii) Quash notice dated 13.01.2026 (Annexure P-7) issued by respondent No.2 directing disconnection of electric supply to the premises of petitioner No.2.
(iii) Directing respondent No.7 (Director of Information and Public Relations, State of Punjab) to issue advertisement in favour of petitioner No.1 as was being done prior to 02.11.2025.
(iv) Consequential interim relief connected to the main relief.
2. Since one of the impugned orders (Annexure P-7) is passed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (hereinafter referred to as, ‘the Board’), this Court as well as respondents raised preliminary objections as to maintainability of this petition in view of un-availed alternative statutory remedy of approaching National Green Tribunal (NGT) under Section 33B of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (for brevity ‘the Water Act’).
2.1 The petitioners, during the pendency of this pet
The court upheld the closure of a manufacturing unit for serious environmental violations, emphasizing the authority of pollution boards to act expediently in cases of grave environmental harm.
Administrative decisions must be reasoned and adhere to principles of natural justice to be valid.
Administrative decisions affecting rights must be reasoned and adhere to principles of natural justice, failing which they are liable to be set aside.
Jurisdiction of the High Court in entertaining a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, in spite of the alternative statutory remedies, is not affected, specially in a case where the au....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the Electricity Act imposes a statutory duty on the respondents to provide electricity connection to the petitioner within a specified period,....
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