₹1.5 Lakh Cost Imposed on 'Motivated' PIL Challenging State Electricity Distributor's Joint Venture with NTPC: Rajasthan High Court
In a strongly worded judgment, the Rajasthan High Court on April 23, 2025, imposed a total cost of Rs. 1,50,000 on Ajay Chaturvedi, a retired Chief Engineer from the Electricity Department, while dismissing his Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged the joint venture (JV) between Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. and National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC). The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Anand…
