Maya Ram and Others v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-17705-2025 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 01.07.2025 by Harsh Bunger, J. Petitioners Maya Ram and others sought mandamus under Articles 226/227 to stop respondent No.5's construction of a bus stand in front of their land at village Ahmadpur, Tehsil Naraingarh, District Ambala. Since petitioners had already filed Civil Suit No.222 dated 03.05.2025 for permanent injunction against the Gram Panchayat over the same land (suit and stay application pending for 10.07.2025), the alternative-remedy principle applied and the writ petition was dismissed with liberty to pursue the civil suit; pending applications closed. Keywords: alternative remedy, writ petition dismissal, mandamus, permanent injunction, Gram Panchayat, bus stand construction, khewat Nos.267/258, khasra No.58, 0 kanal-04 marlas.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; writ petition dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to pursue the civil suit already filed, and all pending application(s), if any, ordered closed.