Ravi Shankar Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur | WPC No. 11 of 2026 | decided 06.01.2026 by Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas | Maintainability of Article 226 writ petition alleging obstruction of pathway/access to field by private respondents (colonizer and partner of housing company); earlier application before SDO Bilha and uncomplied stay order dated 11.06.2021 of Tehsildar Bilha; compliance sought with Tehsildar Bodri order dated 23.08.2024 | Held not maintainable at this juncture due to disputed facts and availability of specific statutory remedy under the Indian Easements Act, 1882 | Disposed of with liberty to pursue remedy under the Indian Easements Act, 1882 | Keywords: writ petition maintainability, alternative remedy, easement, pathway, disputed facts.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to take recourse available to them under the Indian Easements Act, 1882; writ petition otherwise not entertained at this juncture as not maintainable.