2026:HHC:417-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7342 of 2022 Date of decision: 01.01.2026 M/s Kundan Care Products Ltd. …Petitioner Versus State of H. P. & Anr. …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Ms. Shradha Karol, Mr. Prithu Garg and Ms. Rupali Sharma, Advocates. For the Respondents: Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, Additional Advocate General. G. S. Sandhawalia , Chief Justice (Oral) In view of the earlier order passed on 26.11.2025, counsel for the State has placed on record communication dated 30.12.2025 addressed to the Advocate General, which is taken on record, whereby the installed capacity of Malana-III HEP has been found to be technically optimal at 24 MW. 2. Counsels are accordingly agreed that the matter is squarely covered by the earlier decision passed in CWP No. 7612 of 2022, titled as M/s Goodwill Energy Enterprises Ltd. vs. State of H. P. & Anr. alongwith connected matter, decided on 26.11.2025, whereby we had noticed that vide Notification dated 25.09.2025, status quo ante has been restored regarding the projects below 25 MW and, therefore, the letter 2 2026:HHC:417-DB dated 27.06.2024 had lost its efficacy, which is also challenged herein as Annexure P-9. The relevant portion reads as under:- “16. In such circumstances, we are of the considered opinion that the writ petition is liable to be allowed. Even otherwise keeping in view the fresh notification dated 25.09.2025, the letter dated 27.06.2024 (Annexure P-9) has lost its efficacy. The relief of refund of the processing fee would also thus be rendered infructuous if the tender process is to be taken to its logical end. In such circumstances we direct the State to proceed ahead with the initial tender notice for which the petitioner(s) have applied and their case has to be duly considered after evaluating the financial and technical bids which had already been done and take the tender process to its logical end by awarding the same to the petitioners within a period of four weeks’ from today. 17. Accordingly, the relief of quashing the notice inviting fresh tenders dated 08.10.2022 (Annexure P-7) qua the two projects in Manalsu and Dhancho is allowed.” 3. Accordingly, the notice inviting proposals dated 08.10.2022 (Annexure P-7) qua Malana-III calling fresh tender would resultantly be quashed. 4. The writ petition is allowed in the above terms. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (G. S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice (Jiya Lal Bhardwaj) 1st January, 2026(sanjeev) Judge