https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301573 A civil court cannot grant an injunction to restrain a district board from enforcing an order through prosecution where the contemplated enforcement is a criminal proceeding. The negative direction under section 181 of the District Boards Act was enforceable by prosecution, not by civil coercive relief, and the Specific Relief Act barred an injunction to stay a judicial proceeding or a criminal matter. The suit for injunction was therefore not maintainable and the plaintiff was not entitled to the relief sought. en-us Fri, 15 Mar 1946 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:46:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301573 A civil court cannot grant an injunction to restrain a district board from enforcing an order through prosecution where the contemplated enforcement is a criminal proceeding. The negative direction under section 181 of the District Boards Act was enforceable by prosecution, not by civil coercive relief, and the Specific Relief Act barred an injunction to stay a judicial proceeding or a criminal matter. The suit for injunction was therefore not maintainable and the plaintiff was not entitled to the relief sought. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Mar 1946 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301573