The Court held that serious disputed questions of fact regarding sales deeds require determination by a Civil Court. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed of with the petitioners relegated to filing a civil suit. No substantive law was expounded.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.14669 of 2009
Gurmeet Kaur & others
.....Petitioners
VERSUS
Union of India & others
....Respondents
CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH
PRESENT: Mr. VPS Mithewal, Advocate, for the petitioners.
Mr. S.S. Sandhu, Advocate, for respondent No.1.
Mr. Sumeet Abrol, AAG, Punjab for the State.
RANJIT SINGH, J.
Since the respondents have raised serious disputed question of fact in regard to the sales deeds relied upon by the petitioners, it would be appropriate for the petitioners to approach Civil Court where such disputed questions of facts can be decided. The petitioners are, therefore, relegated to the remedy of filing civil suit to raise a claim as made in the present petition.
The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.
May 04, 2011 (RANJIT SINGH) monika JUDGE
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition can succeed when the respondents raised serious disputed questions of fact regarding sales deeds relied upon by the petitioners.
Gurmeet Kaur & others
Union of India & others
RANJIT SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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