Dismissed
Smt. Meera Vilas Chavan and Ors. v. Navnath Vitthal Londe and Ors.
Bombay HCWP/7339/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This court rejected a writ petition seeking to reopen a consent decree obtained by fraud and coercion. The court held that such relief cannot be granted under Article 226 of the Constitution, and the proper remedy is to file a suit for declaration of invalidity.
What did the court decide?
Petition rejected; petitioners relegated to filing a suit for declaration.