In Setback To Himachal, Court Strikes Down Cess On Hydropower Generation

| 6 March 2024 6:12 AM IST

In a setback to the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday declared the water cess levied on hydropower generation unconstitutional. With this, the government will have to forgo an annual revenue of around Rs 2,000 crore it was hoping to make by levying the cess on hydroelectric projects. The Sukhu-led Himachal government has now decided to move the Supreme Court on the issue.

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