https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302873 An agreement made under Rule 21 of the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 for rights in a reserved forest remains contractual in law and does not become a statutory contract merely because the Government is a party. A dispute over interpretation or alleged breach of the lease terms, including royalty revision, therefore does not by itself justify invocation of Article 226. Hardship or delay in revising royalty cannot transform a contractual grievance into a writ claim. The petition was held not maintainable under Article 226, and the challenge to the royalty revision failed. en-us Fri, 26 Sep 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:20:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302873 An agreement made under Rule 21 of the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 for rights in a reserved forest remains contractual in law and does not become a statutory contract merely because the Government is a party. A dispute over interpretation or alleged breach of the lease terms, including royalty revision, therefore does not by itself justify invocation of Article 226. Hardship or delay in revising royalty cannot transform a contractual grievance into a writ claim. The petition was held not maintainable under Article 226, and the challenge to the royalty revision failed. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 26 Sep 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302873