Jeetram @ Jitendra v. Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon
Case brief
What is this about?
Bar on civil court jurisdiction - Section 408C Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994; suit against Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon to restrain demolition/coercive action rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC and Section 41(h) Specific Relief Act, 1963; efficacious alternative remedy of appeal before the Commissioner; no substantial question of law; regular second appeal dismissed (Jeetram @ Jitendra Singh v. Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon, RSA-2143-2022 (O&M), decided 20.01.2026).
What did the court decide?
Section 408C of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 bars the jurisdiction of the Civil Court; the efficacious remedy against the demolition order is an appeal before the Commissioner, which the plaintiff-appellant ought to have resorted to rather than filing the suit. ¶17