Devinder Kumar & Ors. vs. State of H.P. & Anr. a/w connected matters CWP No.3361 of 2025 a/w CWP No.10184 of 2023, CWP Nos.3623, 3738, 3968, 4004, 4018, 4019, 4045, 4123, 4132, 4212, 4214, 4325, 4374, 4439, 4444, 4485, 4758, 4959, 4960, 4961, 4962, 4964, 5188, 5189, 5192, 5375, 5488, 5489, 5496, 5570, 5631, 5632, 5633, 5634, 5635, 5636, 5769, 5814, 5815, 5821, 5822, 5823, 5827, 5829, 5832, 5834, 5836, 5837, 5838, 5839, 5840, 5841, 5845, 5846, 5847, 5848, 5854, 5855, 5883, 6127, 6129, 6152, 6153, 6155, 6157, 6164, 6232, 6322, 6324, 6326, 6328, 6330, 6332, 6336, 6491, 6494, 6495, 6499, 6518, 6549, 6551, 6555, 6577, 6600, 6716, 6738, 6784, 6786, 6787, 6789, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6797, 6830, 6836, 6837, 6911, 6912, 6913, 6914, 6917, 6976, 7022, 7029, 7032, 7112, 7225, 7227, 7231, 7234, 7236, 7238, 7240, 7244, 7245, 7246, 7247, 7248, 7249, 7250, 7251, 7252, 7253, 7254, 7255, 7256, 7257, 7258, 7259, 7260, 7261, 7300, 7468, 7470, 7471, 7478, 7480, 7503, 7504, 7505, 7508, 7509, 7510, 7511, 7512, 7532, 7543, 7550, 7552, 7553, 7574, 7618, 7686, 8066, 8188, 8252, 8337, 8338, 8339, 8379, 8386, 8388, 8727, 8761, 8786, 8831, 8838, 8840, 8855, 8876, 8878, 8952, 9007, 9029, 9030, 9052, 9077, 9178, 9256, 9312, 9348, 9472, 9666, 9676, 9677, 9678, 9681, 9682, 9683, 9689, 9690, 9691, 9699, 9716, 9746, 9748, 9758, 9776, 9780, 9840, 9841, 9842, 9843, 9844, 9899, 9944, 10073, 10074, 10122, 10143, 10163, 10165, 10168, 10172, 10231, 10300, 10364, 10365, 10453, 10486, 10514, 10528, 10559, 10699, 10757, 10759, 10775, 10776, 10820, 10981, 11009, 11129, 11162, 11163, 11283, 11309, 11325, 11350, 11352, 11353, 11355, 11369, 11381, 11653, 11678, 11679, 11681, 11682, 11747, 11766, 11823, 12086, 12095, 12211, 12220, 12455, 12588, 12590, 12594, 12638, 12674, 12678, 12679, 12687, 12713, 12715, 12758, 12759, 12760, 12761, 12766, 12767, 12791, 12792, 12793, 12794, 12795, 12814, 12815, 12870, 12872, 12883, 12910, 12912, 12913, 12941, 12942, 12943, 12948, 12968, 12998, 12999, 13009, 13043, 13075, 13076, 13116, 13154, 13224, 13226, 13247, 13278, 13284, 13285, 13286, 13287, 13288, 13289, 13290, 13291, 13292, 13293, 13294, 13295, 13317, 13343, 13460, 13572, 13677, 13685, 13729, 13734, 13804, 13822, 13835, 13846, 13892, 13953, 13957, 14139, 14140, 14222, 14266, 14336, 14373, 14380, 14393, 14414, 14416, 14418, 14482, 14487, 14554, 14673, 14741, 14742, 14745, 14753, 14767, 14799, 14800, 14802, 14935, 14942, 14968, 14977, 14979, 14981, 15005, 15048, 15088, 15089, 15102, 15119, 15126, 15209, 15232, 15256, 15257, 15373, 15404, 15409, 15410, 15427, 15527, 15528, 15756, 15903, 15919, 16303, 16359, 16360, 16362, 16508, 16519, 16528, 16533, 16615, 16648, 16693, 16745, 16885, 16972, 17069, 17087, 17139, 17172, 17264, 17311, 17407, 17909, 17980, 18028, 18032, 18062, 18202, 18360, 18424, 18426, 18492, 18607, 18689, 18690, 18744, 18745, 18748, 18919, 19151, 19200, 19349, 19357, 19387, 19494, 19523, 19721, 19741, 19742, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 20022 of 2025, EX.PT No.176 of 2023, EX.PT Nos.165 & 248 of 2024, EX.PT No.29 of 2025, COPC No.183 of 2025, LPA No.364 of 2024 and CMP No.5397 of 2025 in COPC No.866 of 2024 22.12.2025 Present : Mr. Dilip Sharma, Mr. Rajnish Maniktala, Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Senior Advocates, with Mr. Manish Sharma, Mr. Dinkar Bhaskar, Advocate, Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Mr. Onkar Jairath, Mr. Nitin Thakur, Mr. Vinay Mehta, Mr. Amit Kumar Dhumal, Ms.Vishali Lakhanpal, Mr. Shekar Badola, Mr. Mohammad Ahamed Safee, Ms. Kusum Chaudhary, Mr. Pranav Kumar, Mr. Vaibhav Tanwar, Mr. Adarsh Kumar Vashista, Mr. Raju Ram Rahi, Mr. T.S.Chauhan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Surya Chauhan, Mr. Shivom Vashishta, Mr. Munish Datwalia, Ms. Ruchika Khachi, Mr. Nishant Khidta, Ms. Shalini Thakur, Mr. Parveen Kumar Chandel, Mr. Yash Sharma, Mr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Suri, Mr. Suresh Singh Saini, Mr. Somesh Raj, Mr. Thakur, Mr. Ashok Kumar, Mr. Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Mr. Vishal Singh Thakur, Ms. Shivani, Mr. Nitin Rishi, Mr. Amrinder Singh Rana, Mr. Sat Prakash, Mr. Shyama Prashad Chatterji, Mr. Udit Shaurya Kaushik, Mr. Parav Sharma, Shekhar Badola, Rupesh Kumar, Mr. Rahul Thakur, Mr. Vikas Rajput, Mr. Ganesh Barowalia, Mr. Ajeet Singh Saklani, Mr. Ashwani Kaundal, Mr. Suneel Awasthi, Mr. Vinod Chauhan, Mr. Vivek Thakur, Mr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Mr. Naresh Kaul, Ms. Sheetal Kaul, Mr. Balwant Singh Thakur, Ms. Anchal Sharma, Mr. Inder Sharma, Mr. Surila Sangam Mr. Virbahadur Verma, Ms. Shashi Kiran, Ms. Anu Minhas, Ms. Anita Devi, Mr. Mukul Sharma, Mr. Yogesh Kumar Chandel, Mr. Prashant Sharma, Mr. Deven Krishan Khanna, Sumeet Raj Sharma, Mr. Lal Singh Mehta, Mr. Roop Lal Chaudhary, Mr. Tarun K. Sharma, Mr. Yash P. Sharma, Mr. Ranbir Rathore, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Dogra, Mr. Sanjeev Mankotia, Mr. Vinod Kumar Thakur, Mr. Sat Prakash, Mr. Sameer Miyan, Mr. Vikas Rathore, Ms. Anu Minhas, Mr. Lal Chand, Ms. Sumita Rani, Mr. Rinkesh Kumar, Mr. Lesh Singh, Mr. Anil Kumar, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Pandey, Mr. Bhupinder Kumar, Mr. Mukul Sood, Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Hemant Kumar Thakur, Mr. Ankit Dhiman, Mr. Deepanshu Bindal, Mr. Arun Kaushal, Ms. Shagun Sharma, Mr. Anil Kumar God, Mr. Vivekanand, Ms. Rajni Gandhi, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Rakesh Chauhan, Mr. Paresh Sharma, Mr. Rajiv Rai, Mr. Mayank Sharma, Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Mr. Himanshu Kapila, Mr. Bonit Prakash, Mr. Sajeev Kumar, Mr. Surender Prakash Sharma, Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, Mr. Lalit Kumar Sehga, Mr. Sumeet Raj Sharma, Mr. Hitesh Kumar, Mr. Shashwat Dadwal, Mr. Gurdev Singh, Mr. Vishwa Bhushan, Mr. Ravinder Singh, Mr. C.D. Negi, Mr. Pawanish Kumar Shukla, Mr. Rocky, Mr. Mandeep Chandel, Mr. Ram Kumar, Mr. Ramesh Chand Sharma, Mr. Rajat Kumar, Mr. Mohit Thakur, Mr. Vinod Kumar Thakur, Mr. Sumesh Raj, Mr. Mohar Singh, Mr. Rupinder Singh, Mr. Devender K. Sharma, Mr. Arvind Sharma, Mr. Bharat Thakur, Mr. Manish Sharma, Mr. Nitin Thakur, Mr. Ajay Chandel, Mr. Ajay Thakur, Mr. Raman Jamalta, Mr. Paras Dhaulta, Mr. Abhinav Mohan Goel, Mr. Abhijeet Singh Chauhan, Mr. Praneet Gupta, Advocates, Mr. Amrick Singh, Advocate, Ms. Shubh Mahajan, Mr. Naresh Mahajan, Mr. Lovneesh Kanwar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Tek Chand, Mr. Sarthak Upadhyay, Mr. Dixit Shotra, Mr. Anil Chauhan and Ms Shrutika Chauhan, Advocates, for respective petitioner(s). Mr. Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Senior Advocate with Ms. Harshika Verma, Advocate and Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Shalabh Thakur, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents/State. Ms. Salochana Rana, Advocate, for respondent/State Pollution Control Board. Mr. Dheeraj Kumar Vashisht, Mr. Virender Singh Kanwar and Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocates for respondent-H.R.T.C. Mr. Tek Ram Sharma, Advocate, for respondent/ Accountant General. Mr. Rangil Singh, Advocate, for the respondent/Accountant General. Mr. Rajesh Kosh, Advocate, for respondent/Accountant General in CWP No.8602 of 2025. Ms. Komal Chaudhary, Advocate, for the respondent/Accountant General in CWP No.10300 of 2025. Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate, for HPSEBL-respondent in the respective petitions. Mr. Tejasvi Dogra, Mr. Rahul Thakur, Mr. Nitin Thakur, Mr. Mukul Sharma, Mr. Ranbir Rathore, Mr. Mukul Sood, Advocate, for respective respondent(s). Mr. Sushant Keprate, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents-State. Mr. Balram Sharma, DSGI with Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.4 & 5. CWP No.3361 of 2025, a/w CWP No.10184 of 2023, CWP Nos.3623, 3738, 3968, 4004, 4018, 4019, 4045, 4123, 4132, 4212, 4214, 4325, 4374, 4439, 4444, 4485, 4758, 4959, 4960, 4961, 4962, 4964, 5188, 5189, 5192, 5375, 5488, 5489, 5496, 5570, 5631, 5632, 5633, 5634, 5635, 5636, 5769, 5814, 5815, 5821, 5822, 5823, 5827, 5829, 5832, 5834, 5836, 5837, 5838, 5839, 5840, 5841, 5845, 5846, 5847, 5848, 5854, 5855, 5883, 6127, 6129, 6152, 6153, 6155, 6157, 6164, 6322, 6324, 6326, 6328, 6330, 6332, 6336, 6491, 6494, 6495, 6499, 6518, 6549, 6551, 6555, 6577, 6600, 6716, 6738, 6784, 6786, 6787, 6789, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6797, 6830, 6836, 6837, 6911, 6912, 6913, 6914, 6917, 6976, 7022, 7029, 7032, 7112, 7225, 7227, 7231, 7234, 7236, 7238, 7240, 7244, 7245, 7246, 7247, 7248, 7249, 7250, 7251, 7252, 7253, 7254, 7255, 7256, 7257, 7258, 7259, 7260, 7261, 7300, 7468, 7470, 7471, 7478, 7480, 7503, 7504, 7505, 7508, 7509, 7510, 7511, 7512, 7532, 7543, 7550, 7552, 7553, 7574, 7618, 7686, 8066, 8188, 8252, 8337, 8338, 8339, 8379, 8386, 8388, 8727, 8761, 8786, 8831, 8838, 8840, 8855, 8876, 8878, 8952, 9007, 9029, 9030, 9052, 9077, 9178, 9256, 9312, 9348, 9472, 9666, 9676, 9677, 9678, 9681, 9682, 9683, 9689, 9690, 9691, 9699, 9716, 9746, 9748, 9758, 9776, 9780, 9840, 9841, 9842, 9843, 9844, 9899, 9944, 10073, 10074, 10122, 10143, 10163, 10165, 10168, 10172, 10231, 10300, 10364, 10365, 10453, 10486, 10514, 10528, 10559, 10699, 10757, 10759, 10775, 10776, 10820, 10981, 11009, 11129, 11162, 11163, 11283, 11309, 11325, 11350, 11352, 11353, 11355, 11369, 11381, 11653, 11678, 11679, 11681, 11682, 11747, 11766, 11823, 12086, 12095, 12211, 12220, 12455, 12588, 12590, 12594, 12638, 12674, 12678, 12679, 12687, 12713, 12715, 12758, 12759, 12760, 12761, 12766, 12767, 12791, 12792, 12793, 12794, 12795, 12814, 12815, 12870, 12872, 12883, 12910, 12912, 12913, 12941, 12942, 12943, 12948, 12968, 12998, 12999, 13009, 13043, 13075, 13076, 13116, 13154, 13224, 13226, 13247, 13278, 13284, 13285, 13286, 13287, 13288, 13289, 13290, 13291, 13292, 13293, 13294, 13295, 13317, 13343, 13460, 13572, 13677, 13685, 13729, 13734, 13804, 13822, 13835, 13846, 13892, 13953, 13957, 14139, 14140, 14222, 14266, 14336, 14373, 14380, 14393, 14414, 14416, 14418, 14482, 14487, 14554, 14673, 14741, 14742, 14745, 14753, 14767, 14799, 14800, 14802, 14935, 14942, 14968, 14977, 14979, 14981, 15005, 15048, 15088, 15089, 15102, 15119, 15126, 15209, 15232, 15256, 15257, 15373, 15404, 15409, 15410, 15427, 15527, 15528, 15756, 15903, 15919, 16303, 16359, 16360, 16362, 16508, 16519, 16528, 16533, 16615, 16648, 16693, 16745, 16885, 16972, 17069, 17087, 17139, 17172, 17264, 17311, 17407, 17909, 17980, 18028, 18032, 18062, 18202, 18360, 18424, 18426, 18492, 18607, 18689, 18690, 18744, 18745, 18748, 18919, 19151, 19200, 19349, 19357, 19387, 19494, 19523, 19721, 19741, 19742, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 20022 of 2025, EX.PT No.176 of 2023, EX.PT Nos.165 & 248 of 2024, EX.PT No.29 of 2025, COPC No.183 of 2025, LPA No.364 of 2024 and CMP No.5397 of 2025 in COPC No.866 of 2024 Heard further. As prayed by learned Advocate General, list for continuation on 29.12.2025. CWP No.6232 of 2025 De-tagged, as the matter was already disposed of vide judgment dated 03.12.2025 (Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge (Romesh Verma) Judge 22nd December, 2025 (Pardeep