Writ jurisdiction and disputed contractual claims: adverse findings were vacated, leaving parties to pursue civil remedies.

Disputed contractual claims and contentious factual findings were held unsuitable for determination in proceedings under Article 226, where civil remedies remained available. The adverse findings recorded in the writ proceedings were vacated, and the parties were left free to pursue the money claim before the civil court, including any plea for exclusion of time under Section 14 of the Limitation Act.

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Issues: Whether disputed contractual claims and findings on contentious issues ought to be decided in proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, and whether the parties should be left to pursue civil remedies.

Outcome: The adverse findings recorded in the writ proceedings were vacated, and the parties were left at liberty to agitate the money claim, including any plea under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, before the civil court.

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