Prakash Giri v. State of U.P. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Senior citizen protection; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 - Rule 21; alleged harassment of 61-year-old petitioner; challenge to 2010 sale deed/deed of transfer executed by aunt said to have died in 1983; potential right requiring civil court declaration; remedy lies before civil court, not writ jurisdiction; writ petition dismissed; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; WRIT - C No. 12534 of 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:63634-DB; decided 25.4.2025; Bench: Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. and Praveen Kumar Giri, J.; Counsel: Mahesh Kumar for petitioner, C.S.C. for State.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner does not seek protection of any existing property; he claims only a potential right in respect of property dependent upon the grant of a declaration by the competent civil court. ¶9