Dismissed
Shri. Prakash Balu Naik v. the State of Maharashtra, through Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, Culture and Ors.
Bombay HCPIL/244/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus to direct the State to modify government policy regarding completion of houses under the Backward Class Cooperative Housing Societies scheme. Rejecting the prayer to modify policy, the court held that PIL under Article 226 requires prior approach to the appropriate authority before seeking the writ.
What did the court decide?
The petition was rejected as the petitioner failed to approach the appropriate Authority for redressal of grievances before seeking a writ under Article 226 and sought impermissible modification of go