56-WP-590-2016 1 16 Niti IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO.590 OF 2016 Chowgule & Company Private Limited, (Mandovi Pellets Division) With its registered office at “Chowgule House”, Mormugao, Goa 403803, Represented by its Authorised Signatory, Mr Chandrakant Tatoba Gadkari, Senior Manager, Aged 55 years, resident of CUG-5, Dhanashree Elite Building, Vadem, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa. ...Petitioner Versus 1. State of Goa, Through the Secretary, Ministry of Power, With its office at the Secretariat Complex, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa. 2. The Chief Electrical Engineer, Electricity Department, Government of Goa, Vidyut Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Panaji, Goa. 3. The Executive Engineer, Division-III, Electricity Department, Curti, Ponda, Goa. Respondents Mr S.D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Mr S. Sawant, Advocate for the Petitioner. 2025:BHC-GOA:995-DB 56-WP-590-2016 2 16 Mr D. Pangam, Advocate General with Mr Neehal Vernekar, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondents. CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ. DATE : 17th JUNE 2025 JUDGMENT: (Per Nivedita P. Mehta, J.) 1. 2. 3. 56-WP-590-2016 3 16 4. 5. 56-WP-590-2016 4 16 6. 7. 8. 56-WP-590-2016 5 16 9. 10. 56-WP-590-2016 6 16 11. 12. 56-WP-590-2016 7 16 56-WP-590-2016 8 16 13. 56-WP-590-2016 9 16 56-WP-590-2016 10 16 56-WP-590-2016 11 16 14. 1 (2009) 15 SCC 705 56-WP-590-2016 12 16 15. 56-WP-590-2016 13 16 16. 17. 56-WP-590-2016 14 16 56-WP-590-2016 15 16 18. 19. 56-WP-590-2016 16 16 20. 21. NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, J. BHARATI DANGRE, J. Signed by: NITI KISHOR HALDANKAR Designation: Private Secretary Date: 23/06/2025 20:08:46