SHIMLA, Jan. 13 -- IN a significant award, the Himachal Pradesh Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) arbitrator has directed the Haryana Congress to pay Rs 33.75 lakh to a Himachal Pradesh-based MSME unit as due amount for advertisement published more than four years ago.
In its 17-page award, a copy of which PTI has accessed, announced on January 9, the arbitrator, retired district and sessions judge Ravinder Parkash Verma, directed Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Ashok Tanwar and its treasurer Tarun Bhandari to pay Rs 33.75 lakh to Nadaun, Hamirpur-based MSME unit First News director Surender Singh Hooda.
The arbitrator issued direction for paying within 30 days to Hooda Rs 33,75,984 which include Rs 16,01,...