IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-2316-2020 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 04.03.2025 Suresh Pal ....Petitioner(s)

Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. and others ....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Rajiv Atma Ram, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arjun Pratap Atma Ram, Advocate and Ms. Shefali Bahia, Advocate for the petitioner(s) 19795-2024.

Mr. R. Kartikeya, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-21593-2020.

Mr. Sunil Polist, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

in CWP-1581, 19532, 19533, 19551, 19553, 19556, 19598, 19634, 19636-2024.

Ms. Anju Arora, Advocate for petitioner(s) in CWP-13951-2023.

Mr. S.S. Sahu, Advocate and Mr. Himanshu Seth, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

in CWP-22398-2021.

Mr. B.S. Patwalia, Advocate with Mr. Gaurav Jagota, Advocate and Mr. Abhishek Masih, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) in CWP-23186-2024.

Mr. Balwinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-29214-2023.

Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-13410, 1308-2021, CWP-4408, 8351-2022 & CWP-24743, 21692-2024 Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate for petitioner(s) in CWP-9153-2015.

Mr. Naveen Daryal, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-8790-2024.

Mr. Suresh Kumar Boudh, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-20316-2024.

Mr. Sachin Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) in CWP-24293, 24289, 24290, 24296-2022.

Mr. U.K. Agnihotri, Advocate and Ms. Anshul Agnihotri, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-17507-2024.

Mr. Jitender S. Chahal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) in CWP-16465-2021. None for petitioner(s) in CWP-914-2024.

Mr. Surender Kumar Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Nilesh Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-13186-2022.

Mr. A.K. Virdi, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

in CWP-26639-2021.

Mr. Krishan Daaria, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-5624-2023.

Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate and Mr. Nikhil Sehrawat, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-15530-1999.

Mr. Deepak Sonak, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-2316-2020. Mr. Ravinder Malik (Ravi), Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-19466-2024.

Mr. Satya Pal Jain Additional Solicitor General of India with Ms. Krishna Dayama, Senior Panel Counsel for respondent-UOI.

Mr. B.R. Mahajan, Advocate General, Haryana with Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G. Haryana.

Mr. Puneet Jindal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arshnoor Singh, Advocate and Mr. Puneet Bhushan, Advocate, for the respondents/UHBVNL/DHBVNL/HVPNL in all the cases.

Mr. Gaurav Jindal, Advocate for the Respondents in CWP- 19466-2024 Mr. Jagbir Malik, Advocate, for respondents - UHBVNL in CWP- 13410-2021, CWPs-4408, 8351-2022 and CWP-13951- 2023.

Mr. Sartej Singh, Advocate, for the respondents in CWP-22398-2021.

Ms. Rajni Gupta, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP- 20316, 21692, 17507, 24743 of 2024 and CWP-9153- 2015.

Ms. Geeta Rani, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP-15530-1999.

Mr. D.R. Singla, Advocate, for the respondents No.3 to 5 in CWP-24289-2022, CWP-24290-2022, CWP-24293-2022 and CWP-24296-2022.

Mr. Nayandeep Rana, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP-8790-2024.

Mr. Samarth Sagar, Advocate for respondent(s) No.2 to 4 in CWP-1581-2024, 19532, 19533, 19551, 19553, 19556, 19598, 19634, 19636-2024 AND for respondents No. 2 to 6 in CWP-914-2024.

Ms. Nikita Goel, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP-23186-2024.

Mr. Gaurav Jindal, Advocate and Mr. Rajan Garg, Advocate for respondent(s)

in CWP-19795-2024.

Ms. Sarita, Advocate for Mr. Abhilaksh Grover, Advocate for respondents No.1, 2 and 4 in CWP-9153-2015.

Mr. Sidharth Grover, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP-22398-2021.

Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Jindal, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP-5624-2023.

Mr. Satyam Tandon, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 5 in CWP-13186-2022 and for respondents No.1 to 6 in CWP-26639-2021.

Mr. Rohit Rattewal, Advocate for Mr. Ashish Yadav, Advocate, for the respondents in CWP-2316-2020.

Mr. Jatin Verma, Advocate for the respondent.

Mr. Shreya Shridhar, Advocate and Mr. Lakshay Mehta, Advocate for respondent(s) in CWP-21593-2020.

Ms. Gehna Vaishnavi, Advocate for r