Seema Vohara v. Union of India

UKHC010074392024

2026:UHC:6574 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar's order with Signatures COURT'S OR JUDGE'S ORDERS

WPMS/1284/2024

Seema Vohara --Petitioner Versus Union of India & others --Respondents

Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.

Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

¶2Mr. Manoj Kumar, Standing Counsel for the Union of India/ respondent no. 1.

¶3Mr. Tarun Lakhera, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondent no.

2.

¶4Mr. Kartikey Maulekhi, Advocate for respondent nos. 4 & 5.

¶5Petitioner is a land owner. Respondent nos. 4 and 5 are proposing to erect electricity transmission towers on his land.

¶6By means of this writ petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari calling for the record and quashing the impugned Order dated 22.01.2024 issued by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India (Annexure No.6 to the writ petition), whereby the respondent nos. 4 and 5 have been granted the powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 with respect to placing of Telegraph Line and Posts for the purposes of laying of Transmission Line, inasmuch the said permission has been granted in favour of respondent nos. 4 & 5 on the ground that inspite of inviting objections, no objection was made by the Local Residents regarding the said construction. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus restraining the Respondent nos. 4 & 5 from erecting the 400 KV High Tension Electricity Transmission UKHC010074392024

2026:UHC:6574 Line "Khandukhal-Rampura Line' on the land of the petitioner situated at Khata No. 351 Khasra Number 460 situated at the Village Banskhera Khurd, Tehsil Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar inasmuch as said respondents categorically admit the fact that they have issued the Public Notice in the Daily Newspapers inviting objection from the public, which is not in circulation in the area where the erection of the Electricity Transmission Line has to take place. III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent nos. 4 & 5 to conduct a detailed Technical survey in the presence of the Petitioners before taking any further action regarding the installation of the towers of 400 KV High Tension Electricity Transmission Line "Khandukhal-Rampura Line' on the land of the petitioner."

¶7In sum and substance, case of the petitioner is that respondent nos. 4 and 5 have played fraud upon the Central Government for obtaining license under Section 15 of Electricity Act.

¶8This Court is not inclined to go into the issues raised by petitioner in this writ petition.

¶9Having regard to the prayer made and facts pleaded, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to approach the competent authority in the Central Government with a request to re-visit the matter. If he makes application within one week from today, decision thereupon shall be taken by competent authority, as per law, within two months thereafter. It goes without saying that respondent nos. 4 and 5 shall also be given reasonable opportunity of hearing, before passing any order.

(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)

29.07.2026 Navin

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