Chandrapal Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 16674 of 2022, decided 9.6.2022, bench of Manoj Kumar Gupta and Chandra Kumar Rai, JJ. Petitioner Chandrapal Singh sought mandamus to SDM/District Magistrate, Aligarh to restrain respondent no.5 from raising pakka/illegal constructions without demarcation. Court held that with execution proceedings pending on the partition decree (S.176 U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Act), writ jurisdiction cannot be used to examine the inter-se dispute; petition disposed, liberty given to pursue pending or fresh remedies. Keywords: mandamus, execution of decree, partition suit, inter-se dispute, writ jurisdiction, SHO Khair, Tehsildar Khair.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; petitioner left at liberty to seek remedy in pending proceedings or institute fresh proceedings, if so advised. ¶9