Supreme Court of India

N. Sankaranarayanan v. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 1 S.C.R. 820
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 31 January 2019

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, we consider it apposite to mention that w e have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Art. 226 – Writ petition – Maintainability of – Writ petition by the appellant to settle his personal property rights disputes qua respondent No s. 2 and 3- members of the family – Held: Such Writ petition ca nnot be entertained – Remedy in such case lies in civil cou rts – Dispute sought to be raised by the appellant was essentiall y a private property dispute between the members of one family of which the appellant and respondent No. 2 are the members – By indirect means, a dispute inter se private parties of the nature mentioned could not be allowed to be raised in

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