Dismissed
Mausam Gupta v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Allahabad HCWRIC/43199/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The court dismissed a writ petition seeking compensation for unauthorized occupation of the petitioner's land, holding that the remedy lies under common law to seek restoration of possession or damages, not under Article 226 mandamus, citing the principle of alternative remedy.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed on the ground of alternative remedy; no compensation granted.