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MANU/SC/0505/1988

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Civil Appeal No. 2966 of 1986

Decided On: 28.07.1988

Appellants: State of U.P. and Ors. Vs. Respondent: Renusagar Power Co. and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
S. Ranganathan and Sabyasachi Mukherjee

JUDGMENT

1. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Allahabad dated 26th September, 1984. The first appellant is the State of Uttar Pradesh impleaded through the Chief Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. The second appellant is the Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of Energy, Lucknow. The third appellant is one Shri Yogendra Narain, presently acting as Secretary to the Chief Minister, State of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. At a particular point of time Shri Yogendra Narain was the Secretary to the Department of Energy. The fourth appellant is the Assistant Electrical Inspector, a functionary under the U.P. Electricity (Duty) Act, 1952, Mirzapur Zone, Rani Patti, Mirzapur. The fifth appellant is the Collector of Mirzapur.

2. There are four respondents in this appeal. The first respondent is Renusagar Power Company Ltd. The second respondent is M/s. Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd. Respondent No. 3 is Shri D.M. Mimatramka who resides at Hindalco Administrative Colony, Renukut, Mirzapur. The fourth respondent is Shri Rajendra Kumar Kasliwal who resides at Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd., Renukut, District Mirzapur. Respondents 3 and 4 mentioned above are the shareholders of the first respondent and the second respondent, that is, Renusagar Power Company and M/s. Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd. respectively. It is stated that M/s. Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd., established and aluminium factory at Renukut in Mirzapur District, U.P. in 1959. It is the case of the respondents that it was induced to do so on the assurance that cheap electricity and power would be made available at the relevant time. In 1962, a plant of Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd. for manufacture of aluminium, was commi........