Col. Shamsher Singh Kinha (Retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 8633/2023, Delhi High Court, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, order dated 18.03.2026; petitioner Col. Shamsher Singh Kinha (Retd.) sought amendment of pending writ petition to claim damages alleging respondent's conduct influenced by private individual; Court held relief required adjudication on disputed facts through evidence and cross-examination, unsuitable for writ jurisdiction under Article 226, Constitution of India; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue legal remedies including challenge to impugned order; rights and contentions left open.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to take appropriate recourse in accordance with law including to challenge the impugned order; all rights and contentions of the parties left open. ¶14