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ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.1 SECTION XVII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Civil Appeal No.7943/2022

PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LTD. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Respondent(s) INDUSTRIES LIMITED & ORS.

(With IA No.161383/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.161384/2022-EX-PARTE STAY)

WITH C.A. No.7957/2022 (XVII) (With IA No.161865/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.161866/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date : 14-11-2022 This appeal was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA

For Appellant(s) Mr. M.G. Ramachandran, Sr. Adv. Mr. Anand K. Ganesan, Adv. Ms. Swapna Seshadri, Adv. Mr. Nikunj Dayal, AOR Mr. Amal Nair, Adv. For Respondent(s) Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Varun K. Chopra, Adv. Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, Adv. Mr. Ayush Jindal, Adv. Rythm Jindal, Adv. Digitally signed by Mr. Raunak Jain, Adv. Signature Not Verified

Nidhiram, Adv. Mr. Hasan Murtaza, Adv. Mr. Sakya Singha Chaudhuri, AOR Mr. Niranjan Reddy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Avijeet Lala, Adv. Ms. Shreya Dubey, Adv. Ms. Akhila Palem, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

• 1 Issue notice, returnable in four weeks.
• 2 Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mr Niranjan Reddy, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents accepts notice.
• 3 Counter affidavit shall be filed within a period of three weeks.
• 4 List the appeals on 13 December 2022.
• 5 Pending further orders, the directions contained in paragraphs 93 and 135 of the impugned order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity dated 26 July 2022, shall remain suspended.

(CHETAN KUMAR) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR) A.R.-cum-P.S. Assistant Registrar