Matter touches employment scheme of society in general, says HC while staying Chandigarh Electricity Wing’s privatisation
Staying the notice inviting bids for privatising the electricity wing of the Chandigarh Administration, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed, “the matter will require detailed deliberations as it touches the employment scheme of the society in general.”
The division bench of Justice Jitendra Chauhan, and Justice Vivek Puri, in the order pronounced on December 1, held, “The operation and effect of the impugned Office Memorandum dated 10.06.2020 (Annexure P-3) and Notice Inviting Bids dated 10.11.2020 (Annexure P-14) shall remain stayed till further orders”.
The bench meanwhile also stated that the matter is to be heard within six months after the resumption of normal functioning of the Court, and the parties are directed to complete the pleadings in the meantime.
