STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS v. GANESH WOOD PRODUCTS AND ORS. ETC.

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A Wood products, Dev Bhoomi Industries, Indian Wood Products and Chander Katha - shall take any further steps towards setting up the factory. The status quo as on today shall continue. The government and an con- cerned shall take steps to ensure observance of this direction.

The Government of Himachal pradesh shall make a surv~y and assess the approximate availability of khair wood Hi the year 1996 and the ensuing years. This shall be done through an expert body to be appointed by the government. The government shall be entitled to rely upon the expert committee's report and its own assessment arrived on the basis of such report before the High Court for its consideration as provided in this judgment.

No new industry/unit for manufacture of katha shall be approved by the government pending a final decision by the government on the question of availability of raw material in the years to come.

D No. order as to costs in these appeals.

R.A. Appeals allowed.