Shimla, Nov. 26 -- Himachal Pradesh High Court has tightened its scrutiny over the issue of rotten apples and waste piling up near the HPMC fruit processing plants along the Parwanoo-Kalka stretch of the National Highway.
Acting on a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (CWPIL No. 76 of 2022), the Division Bench of Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj on Tuesday reviewed the status of apple pomace disposal and the continuing environmental concerns arising from apple-loaded trucks parked along the highway.
During the latest hearing on 25 November 2025, the court was apprised that despite earlier directions, several issues highlighted in its detailed order dated 20 May 2025 regarding the disposal of pomace an...