Dukhiram Halder v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: PIL dismissed; cryptic relief; relief does not tally with pleadings and documents; prayer (b); Annexure P/6; representation by petitioner/public; respondent no.6 directions; liberty to file properly constituted petition; writ petition; State of West Bengal; certified copy; Sujoy Paul CJ; Partha Sarathi Sen J; 2026. Useful for threshold standards on entertaining PIL/writ petitions where prayers do not match supporting documents.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to file a properly constituted petition; otherwise no relief granted ¶¶19