Pratima Nandi v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Marital status / identity-of-husband dispute not amenable to writ jurisdiction; remedy lies in civil court declaration and cancellation of Gram Panchayat character certificate. Keywords: character certificate; Pradhan of Guptipara-I Gram Panchayat; certificate dated February 24, 2015; Sankar Nandi; Sima Mondal (Nandi); respondent no.6; birth certificate of children relied on by appellant; writ petition filed 2023; FMA 1124 of 2024; appeal and CAN application dismissed; no order as to costs; server copy of order.
What did the court decide?
The dispute as to whether Sankar Nandi is the husband of the appellant or of Sima Mondal cannot be resolved by a writ court. ¶9