KARMA THINLAY LAMA Vs. THE STATE OF SIKKIM
LAWS(SIK)-2014-12-4
HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM
Decided on December 12,2014

Karma Thinlay Lama Appellant
VERSUS
The State of Sikkim Respondents




JUDGEMENT

Sunil Kumar Sinha, J. - (1.)MADHYA Bharat Power Corporation Ltd. (MBPCL) is a power generating company. The company has been engaged by the Government of Sikkim for developing a 96 MW Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in East District of Sikkim by an Agreement dated 01.03.2006. The date of commercial operation of the Project has been extended upto June, 2016. As stated by counsel for Respondent No. 3, now about 35% work has already been completed and the rest is going on.
(2.)THE Project consists of several components including the digging of Head Race Tunnel (HRT), which passes through different places, namely Namli, Khongsey, Basilakha, Priklakha, Nimtar, Mangthang, Lower Sumin, Middle Sumin, Samsing and Jitlang in Duga Block.
The HRT has to be constructed in parts from various Adits. These Adits are Adit -0 to Adit -III. Each Adit has two faces to facilitate the construction. Adit -0 has Face -1 & Face -2; Adit -I has Face -3 & Face -4; Adit -II has Face -5 & Face -6 and Adit -III has Face -7 & Face -8.

(3.)THE survey work for the Project was awarded by the MBPCL to one M/s. Globe Tech Engineering Survey after due tendering process. Globe Tech, after completion of the survey works, submitted its Strip Survey Contour Map of the entire HRT to finalise the alignment of the tunnel. On the basis of Contour Map by the said agency, the alignment of the HRT was finalized by the Civil Construction Designer of the MBPCL.


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