Chandigarh to move SC against stay

Chandigarh, June 17

The UT Administration has decided to move the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court stay on the power privatisation process.

On a petition filed by the UT Powermen Union, the HC had, on May 28, stayed the tendering process of the Electricity Department. A senior officer said they would file a writ petition in the SC against the stay order of the HC to fast track the process.

Recently, the UT Administration had opened technical bids of six companies — Sterlite Power, ReNew Wing Energy, NESCL (NTPC), Adani Transmission Ltd, Tata Power and Torrent Power. — TNS