4.3.2004 lN THE HIGH COURT 0F SIKKiM ORDEF} SHEET Writ' Petition Thukchik Lachnngpa state of siv#S& others Order with S©nature ........... No. 3 of 200 4 Petfroner / Appellant F]espondent Heard Shri S. S. Halral. learned Ccunse for the petitioner and Shri a. P. Wahgdi. learned Advocate General assisted by Shri T. a. Pradhan, learned Gaverrment j`avcx3ate-for t,he respondent Nos.1 and 2. e 'This7£r=t r£'titi8ri by way of fublic Interest Lit-igat,ion. The-'illegat.ion of the petitioner iE:'¥ill recentl:y '`a hotel .in the A nalrie and. style of .-Hotel riayur. was being run by t.he Tourism Departlnen-i of the State I Government. anal it was-suddenly closed€ down on the plea .of structural inst-ability of the _ fui|di-ng. At f{preseht.. the-St.ate Government has engaged M/S Panchwati Hotel -Resort I.td. (Respondent No.3) in the repair and renovat: of the gaid building involving expenditure of huge public money. The petitioner claim \ that tbt public has right to know regarding expendittire being inct}rred for the renovati work. In this connection. Shri Hanal bring to our notice that he sent a notice to tbe Sikkim Tourism Developrrient Corporation I.td. Office Note as to action (if any) taken on Order ifa.F=2 `ialof Dateof Order with Signature aoc:i:cnetyfoat:*sto 1er't/ Order - taken on Order to the renovation work and t.he expenditure I)I I,,,,,rI,) \ incurred for it and the Executive I)iiector of the Sikkim Iou_fism Development t}orporatio I.imited in letter dated,.3.`±'.+`04 (Annexure P-I intimated him that necessary information will be f`}rn,+sled+within one month. Shri Ha submits that although;tine period is already t , , -1 L over no cclmr"nication has been received from -- ~ ` ' the Sikkim Tourism I)evelopment Corpgration-I -C.I IJimited.Cgnsidering ,tr!e f€iLcts and cjir.cuhetance \ we dispose of this writ petit.ion with,a ` direction to the EKE.cutive I)irector. Sin:im -`e, Tourism Developmep._I , C?rpgr.?t}+pn I]imited , respond?nt No.4 to i.ntipate its decision to ~ `J J Shri Hqmal, learned Counsel for tbe petition I ' , ,. ' f as un.derfake.n.b.y iFs„1ett:I qa.t.fd 3.1.04 , . (Annejxure P-III) within a fortnight hence. ,I.c`lJ~- I, . W`rit+ petitipr! .gis.posed .of with the . { abaveAdirection. (` ji ,,. ' N. , '-I -I I,i I - -(N. a.`sin6h ) -.( fa. K.`'patra') audge ,. . Chief qls,tic92 ( 1< I