https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313838 A writ of mandamus under Article 226 requires an enforceable legal right in the petitioner and a corresponding public duty on the respondent. Here, the petitioner failed to produce any title deed or other material establishing ownership, and the dispute involved contested questions of title and possession. The respondent Department of Forests and Wildlife was also not the competent authority to adjudicate the grievance or grant removal of encroachment, restoration of land, or demarcation of boundaries. The petitioner had not first approached the appropriate authority, and the availability of an efficacious alternative remedy weighed against writ intervention. The mandamus request was therefore not maintainable on the facts shown. en-us Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 May 2024 19:06:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313838 A writ of mandamus under Article 226 requires an enforceable legal right in the petitioner and a corresponding public duty on the respondent. Here, the petitioner failed to produce any title deed or other material establishing ownership, and the dispute involved contested questions of title and possession. The respondent Department of Forests and Wildlife was also not the competent authority to adjudicate the grievance or grant removal of encroachment, restoration of land, or demarcation of boundaries. The petitioner had not first approached the appropriate authority, and the availability of an efficacious alternative remedy weighed against writ intervention. The mandamus request was therefore not maintainable on the facts shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313838