This PIL, filed by individuals for recovery of investment from a private company, was dismissed as not maintainable because it enforced private rights for which alternative remedies exist in common law.
Dismissal of the writ petition on the ground of alternative remedy.
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Court No. - 34
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 14 of 2019
Petitioner :- Samsher Bahadur Patel And 50 Others Respondent :- Union Of India And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepak Kumar Pal, Virendra Pratap Pal Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I., C.S.C.
Hon'ble Sudhir Agarwal,J. Hon'ble Rajendra Kumar-IV,J.
Order Date :- 23.1.2019 Siddhant Sahu
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a writ petition filed by individuals for recovery of money from private parties maintained as a Public Interest Litigation.
If alternative remedies are available, whether the writ petition is maintainable.
Samsher Bahadur Patel And 50 Others
Union Of India And 5 Others
Sudhir Agarwal
Rajendra Kumar-IV
As recorded by the court registry
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