https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298195 A writ petition under Article 226 was held not maintainable to compel a co-operative society to return title deeds and execute release deeds in a housing loan dispute. The Court held that writ jurisdiction is available only where a body discharges a public duty or statutory obligation, and that such jurisdiction does not extend to every dispute involving a co-operative society. As the controversy arose from a civil loan transaction, and no bye-law, regulation, or statutory provision imposed a duty to return the documents on demand, the petitioners could not invoke writ relief. The existence of an alternative dispute-resolution mechanism under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act also supported rejection of the petition. en-us Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:05:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298195 A writ petition under Article 226 was held not maintainable to compel a co-operative society to return title deeds and execute release deeds in a housing loan dispute. The Court held that writ jurisdiction is available only where a body discharges a public duty or statutory obligation, and that such jurisdiction does not extend to every dispute involving a co-operative society. As the controversy arose from a civil loan transaction, and no bye-law, regulation, or statutory provision imposed a duty to return the documents on demand, the petitioners could not invoke writ relief. The existence of an alternative dispute-resolution mechanism under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act also supported rejection of the petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298195