Vimal W/O Ratnakar Kurne v. the Deputy Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 seeking quashing of an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner under the Karnataka SC/ST (Prohibition of Transfer of Lands) Act, 1978. The High Court held that the petitioner has an alternative remedy before the Deputy Commissioner (Section 5(A)) and rejected the petition.
What did the court decide?
Petition rejected as alternative remedy is available; liberty to file appeal before Deputy Commissioner.