Renuka T M v. the Senior Regional Manager
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition dismissed — mandamus sought against Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Senior Regional Manager, Hubli LPG Regional Office) to modify category of ongoing public-concern programme or allot it to other eligible persons where category persons unavailable/unwilling; Karnataka High Court held prayers couched in broad and general terms, disclosing no specific legal injury or infringement of any legally enforceable right; general public-interest directions not entertainable in such a writ petition; liberty reserved to pursue appropriate remedies. WP No. 378 of 2026 (GM-RES); Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum; decided 12 March 2026; petitioner's counsel Sri. Bhojaraja S V.
What did the court decide?
The reliefs are couched in broad and general terms; they disclose no specific legal injury suffered by the petitioner and no infringement of any legally enforceable right; in substance the prayers seek issuance of general directions in the nature of public interest, which cannot be entertained in a petition of the present nature.