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17. Perusal of different orders passed by High Court of Himachal Pradesh in CW PIL No. 56/2009 reveals that the High Court is monitoring the entire project of shifting MSW Plant from DARNI-KA-BAGICHA to BHARAL, in as much as the High Court has constituted a High Level Committee, approved the selected site at BHARYAL, directed different authorities like State Government, MoEF, State Pollution Control Board, Airport Authority of India etc. to diligently and expeditiously consider the permissions sought for by the M.C. Shimla for using forest lands for non- forest purpose, payment of conversion fees, granting NOC by different authorities etc. It, further, appears that M.C. Shimla had complied with the orders passed by the High Court and has not only deposited the requisite fees for diversion of forest lands, but also agreed to the condition that it would adhere to afforstation over 5 ha of land and plant more than 219 trees and 1055 saplings in consonance with the stipulations made.