IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA LPA No.118 of 2017 Decided on : 22.08.2026 Ghantu Ram and Ors. ...Appellants Versus Water Millers Power Company Pvt. Ltd and Ors. …Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the appellants : None. For the respondents : Mr. Abhinav Goel, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, Additional Advocate General, for respondent No.2/State. None for respondent No.3. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral) Learned counsel for respondent No. 1 (the original writ petitioner) has pointed out that the present appeal has been rendered infructuous, inasmuch as the said respondent, who was the original writ petitioner, had challenged the government decision dated 30th April, 2012 and the subsequent order passed on 13th August, 2012, whereby the said decision was set aside and the implementation agreement entered into between the said original writ petitioner and the State on 25th July, 2006, was restored. The 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes same was for setting up of a 1 MW Beas Chhor Small Hydro Power Project in Tehsil Manali, District Kullu. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 has very clearly stated that the said project, as such, never saw the light of the day, and the said respondent has taken recourse to arbitration proceedings with the State and got an award in its favour. 2. Apparently, the cancellation was at the behest of the local elected representatives and the community leaders, directing the company to stop its construction activity, which had been adhered to, and the local administration had stopped the construction, which had led to litigation and eventually to the cancellation, which had not been found to be in accordance with law by the learned Single Judge. 3. Thus, keeping in view the above, since the company itself has not set up the project, and the present proceedings have become infructuous and need not be further dilated upon, accordingly, the appeal is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous, so also the pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Bipin Chander Negi) Judge 22nd August, 2026 (Gaurav Rawat)