Dismissed¶11
Surendra Singh v. State of U.P. and 9 Others
Allahabad HCWRIC/17227/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Mandamus against private party refused; writ petition (WRIT - C No. 17227 of 2020) dismissed on 22.10.2020 by Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia, JJ.; relief in substance against private party; no justification to exercise Article 226 jurisdiction; liberty to approach appropriate forum; District Magistrate, Azamgarh; house door allegedly illegally closed by contesting respondents; prayer for criminal action by police.
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to issue any mandamus under Article 226, holding there was no justification to exercise that jurisdiction since the relief sought in substance was against a private party. ¶10