Chhotelal v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Revenue Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhotelal vs State of U.P. (Addl. Chief Secy., Deptt. of Revenue, Lko. and others) — WRIT-C No. 1473 of 2026, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), decided 17 February 2026, Rajan Roy & Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary JJ. Mandamus sought to enforce temporary injunction dated 09.04.2003 (Civil Judge JD, Kadipur, Sultanpur; Civil Suit No. 167 of 2003, Buddhu vs. Nagar Panchayat) and to stop/remove construction on disputed land; application under Order XXXIX Rule 2 CPC for violation of injunction already pending; writ petition not entertained, disposed of with liberty to pursue remedies in the pending suit. Keywords: writ entertained/pending civil proceedings, enforcement of interim injunction, Order XXXIX Rule 2 CPC, encroachment by Nagar Panchayat.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to pursue the proceedings under Order XXXIX Rule 2 C.P.C. in the pending suit (Civil Suit No. 167 of 2003); no mandamus issued on the merits.